Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta under lockdown after shots fired and gunman spotted on balcony

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-29 20:51:07 | Updated at 2024-10-30 05:34:12 9 hours ago
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Atlanta police are locked in a standoff with an armed gunman after reports of shots fired at the high-end Four Seasons Hotel.

An armed suspect has barricaded themselves inside the luxury hotel according to WSB-TV, prompting SWAT teams to evacuate the area and the building establish a perimeter and issue a shelter in place in surrounding buildings.

Atlanta police officers are in a standoff with an armed man in a Four Seasons Hotel. Citizen
The suspect throwing items out of the hotel room. X / Bill Beard
Items seen on the ground outside of the hotel. Citizen
The suspect seen with arms raised on the hotel balcony. Citizen
Police officers at the scene of the shooting. FOX 5 Atlanta
The armed suspect has barricaded themself inside a hotel room. FOX 5 Atlanta
Police issued a shelter in place order to surrounding buildings. FOX 5 Atlanta

FOX 5 Atlanta obtained photos of the alleged suspect outside a balcony with their hands up. However, the suspect appeared to throw furniture off the balcony. The suspect also threw their handgun to the street below, police said.

The suspect is believed to have pulled a gun on somebody on a high hotel floor, the outlet reported, with several shots having been heard.

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