DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — All lanes of Interstate 20 were shut down Saturday night while DeKalb County SWAT officers were engaged in a standoff with an armed man.
Police say they responded to a three-car accident in the eastbound lanes of I-20 near Panola Road.
A man in one of the vehicles produced a gun and told officers he would not be taken alive, police say.
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Officers cleared the area of civilians, and tried to speak with the man while SWAT responded.
All lanes of I-20 east were shut down while SWAT officers moved in and took the man into custody. Police say the man did not have a gun.
All lanes have been reopened since the incident.
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