A SWAT team responded to an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta on Friday afternoon after a gunman barricaded himself in one of the buildings.

Atlanta police were sent to the Fairburn Townhouses at 400 Fairburn Road around 1:45 p.m. for reports of a domestic disturbance.

Initial indications at the scene were that the incident began as a hostage situation involving a woman and a baby, who were both freed. The suspect then ran to the apartment and barricaded himself inside a unit.

A SWAT standoff in southwest Atlanta ended Friday with a suspect in custody.

Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

According to a police spokesperson, the armed man was taken into custody without incident by 5 p.m. His name was not released and it was not clear if he will face charges.

Police were still surrounding the apartment late Friday afternoon.

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