Shots fired, SWAT standoff with armed, barricaded individual at Midtown Four Seasons Hotel

ATLANTA – Atlanta police and SWAT investigate a barricaded suspect at the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown where multiple shots were fired.

Officials say the person is armed so a security perimeter has been established.

The following surrounding streets in the area are closed:

• 14th Street NE at W Peachtree Street NE
• 14th Street NE at Crescent Avenue NE
• 13th Street NE at W Peachtree Street NE
• 13th Street NE at Crescent Avenue NE
• 13th Street NE at Peachtree Walk NE

Four Seasons Hotel SWAT timeline

2:30 PM: SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene as some hotel guests peeked over their balconies and watched patrol cars cruise the street.

3:30 PM: Atlanta Police asked all members of the media to clear the scene south of 14th Street NE.

3:52 PM: Atlanta police have set up a shelter and asked visitors to stay out of the area.

“Citizens within sight of the Four Seasons Hotel are advised to avoid windows and rooms that overlook the surrounding area,” a department spokesperson wrote on X.

4:00 PM: FOX 5 Atlanta received photos showing what appeared to be the suspect with his hands up before throwing furniture out the hotel window.