Standoff ends peacefully in Forest Park

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A SWAT team stand-off in Forest Park comes to a peaceful ending after several hours.

It started at around 9 a.m. Wednesday when police said a gunman walked into a home on Ernest Drive and threatened the residents inside who managed to escape and call the police.

When police weren't able to make contact with the man, they called in the Clayton County SWAT team.

Officers finally took the suspect into custody at around 1:30 p.m.