Cobb Police said Sunday that a suspect holed up inside a home in Northeast Cobb is dead, as well as another person inside the residence, following a day-long standoff that included an officer-involved shooting.
Officer Aaron Wilson said in a release that two unidentified individuals were found dead inside a residence on Vandiver Drive, off Sandy Plains Road and near Ebenezer Road, on Sunday afternoon.
They believe the suspect, who earlier was shot at by officers after opening fire on them, took his own life. Police did not say how the other person died.
Wilson said that police were called to the home, located on Vandiver Drive near Rainwater Drive, around 8:30 a.m. Sunday on a welfare check, after family members said they were concerned about someone there they had not heard from.
Officers first called to the scene tried to make contact with a male they spotted inside the home but were unsuccessful, according to Wilson, who said that after continuing those efforts, police were able to secure a search warrant.
Police said that shortly after 11 a.m. a gunshot was heard inside the home, but officers did not respond.
Wilson said the Cobb Police SWAT team was called and employed a drone to locate those inside the home. A male was seen on the drone camera with a gun, and officers tried again to contact him, according to police.
The man did not respond, according do Wilson, who said the Cobb Police crisis negotiations team was called to the scene, but to no avail.
At one point, the suspect fired at officers and they returned fire, according to Wilson.
“The suspect appeared to be wounded, and communication continued until the suspect took their own life,” Wilson said.
He said that when officers got inside the home, they saw two people who were deceased.
Wilson said that Cobb Police Major Crimes Unit is conducting a death investigation and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will investigate the officer-involved shooting.
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