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Rockdale County neighborhood locked down during SWAT standoff

Authorities are at the scene of a SWAT standoff in Rockdale County.

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — The SWAT Team was called to a Rockdale County neighborhood Thursday evening because of a “disturbance.”

Video from NewsChopper 2 showed crews along the 400 block of Willow Court.

A short time after the call, authorities told Channel 2 Action News that they made contact with the barricaded man and he was receiving treatment.