Windy Hill Road has reopened after the police investigation of a bank standoff at a Cobb County Wells Fargo brought lunch-hour traffic to a crawl.
The road was blocked earlier from I-75 to North Park Place, causing heavy delays on busy Cobb Parkway, according to the Cobb County Department of Transportation.
Marietta police and Cobb officials warned drivers to avoid the area.
I-75 southbound traffic was heavy for hours back to Chastain Road, as armed officers blocked the exit ramp at Windy Hill.
The situation also affected traffic on I-285, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
About 9:30 a.m., police said suspect Brian Easley walked into the bank, claimed to have a bomb and held two employees hostage. The employees were released just after noon.
The standoff continued for roughly two hours before a robot found the suspect dead inside the bank, sources told Channel 2 Action News.
No injuries were reported.
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