JONESBORO, Ga. — Police shut down part of Tara Boulevard for hours Thursday during a standoff call at a hotel.
Channel 2's Audrey Washington saw dozens of police officers near the Econo Lodge on Tara Boulevard at Upper Riverdale Road.
Police say they received a call about a man threatening to kill himself inside a room at the hotel. They tried to reach him by phone, but it kept hanging up.
When officers went inside the room, the man was not found.
Upper Riverdale Rd. back open. Capt. says no one found inside room where call came from at Econo Lodge. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/wBlW5oiTZ7
— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) May 7, 2015
- We're continuing to talk to investigators – We'll have updates on Channel 2 Action News at Noon.
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