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Gunman found dead after Atlanta SWAT situation
Police say a gunman is dead after an hours-long SWAT situation at a southwest Atlanta home.
ATLANTA - An 8-year-old boy is safe after a SWAT situation at a home in southwest Atlanta early Thursday morning.
Authorities say they found the suspected gunman in the case dead inside the home from what they believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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What we know:
Officers responded to the area on the 100 block of Burbank Drive after receiving reports of shots fired at around 1 a.m. When they got to the scene, officers say they heard a gunshot found inside the home.
Outside the home, police found a woman and a child and brought them to safety. The woman told officers that she was the wife of the suspect and that he was "having a mental health crisis due to the passing of a family member."
The woman said that her husband was still in the home along with an 8-year-old boy, which led officers to call a SWAT team to the scene.
Yellow crime scene tape blocked Burbank Drive while officers worked in the area.
The APD's SWAT team has responded to a situation on Burbank Drive early Thursday morning. (FOX 5)
After making multiple attempts to make contact with the man, SWAT entered the home and found the man dead.
The child was found in another room unharmed. No one else was injured in the incident.
Homicide investigators have been called to the scene to investigate the shooting.
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released the identity of the suspected gunman.
What you can do:
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Atlanta Police Department.
The Source: Information for this story was taken from reports at the scene.