Atlanta (AP) — A person armed with a number of totally different weapons fired a minimum of 15 gunshots by the partitions and door and off the balcony of his condo at a 4 Seasons Lodge in Atlanta throughout a standoff Tuesday afternoon and was taken into custody, police mentioned.

The 70-year-old suspect used a handgun, shotgun and rifle to fireplace photographs in the course of the altercation, Atlanta Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum mentioned at a press convention. Two law enforcement officials shot again in the course of the change. One officer and the suspect have been taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening accidents, however authorities didn’t know whether or not both have been shot, Schierbaum mentioned.

Law enforcement officials responded to a name round 10 a.m. a few psychological well being emergency within the residential space of the lodge in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood, Schierbaum mentioned. Officers have been advised that the suspect had been concerned in an altercation with a lodge worker, he mentioned.

After police tried to get the suspect to return to the door of his room and peacefully give up, he began firing, Schierbaum mentioned. The suspect additionally had a number of knives and threw a minimum of one weapon off the balcony.

The suspect finally raised his palms, and a SWAT group went to his door and took him into custody, Schierbaum mentioned.

Police had arrange a fringe across the lodge and ordered a shelter in place advisory for close by residents. They later lifted the advisory however requested folks to keep away from the world.

Authorities are investigating the altercation as an aggravated assault, Schierbaum mentioned. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the officers’ use of drive, he mentioned.

Close by streets within the space will stay closed as authorities examine, police mentioned.