PHOTOS: SWAT team sent to DeKalb motel

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PHOTOS: SWAT team sent to DeKalb motel

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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DeKalb police SWAT officers were called to a Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway and Montreal Road after a man inside refused to come out Wed., June 3, 2015. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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