Local

Suspect surrenders, lockdown lifted at hospital

DeKalb Medical Center lockdown

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A lockdown at Emory Decatur Hospital (formerly known as DeKalb Medical Center) has been lifted after a man who had barricaded himself inside a truck surrendered to police.

Channel 2's Michael Seiden was at the scene Saturday evening when dozens of police vehicles surrounded a box truck behind the radiation and oncology building.

Seiden spoke to a contractor who said he was painting outside the emergency room when a man stormed outside and made claims about people being after him.

The man then got into the contractor's truck.

Police were able to coax the man out of the truck and he is in custody.

HAPPENING NOW: SWAT on scene at DeKalb Medical Center after man barricades himself inside truck

UPDATE: The suspect has surrendered to police and the lockdown has been lifted. HAPPENING NOW: Emory Decatur Hospital (formerly known as DeKalb Medical Center) is on lockdown and SWAT teams are on the scene after a man barricaded himself inside a truck outside the hospital. Negotiations are in progress: https://2wsb.tv/2ztTMQz

Posted by WSB-TV on Saturday, November 3, 2018