ROSWELL, Ga. — A man was arrested after SWAT team members and hostage negotiators spent hours trying to free a hostage during a standoff in Roswell, police said.
Man Arrested After Hostage Standoff
The incident was sparked by a home invasion called in shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, Roswell police said. They said a man kicked his way into a unit at the Aspen Pointe apartments on Gran Crique Drive in Roswell.
When Roswell police arrived, the man inside the apartment started shooting at officers, police said.
"There were shots fired, at least two shots fired from inside the apartment at the officers who had them circled," Roswell police Lt. James McGee told Channel 2's Darryn Moore.
Officers surrounded the man, but he escaped by breaking through a wall into an adjacent apartment, McGee said. He said the gunman grabbed a female hostage as he moved through apartments.
Neighbor Jeremy Powell, who lives 20 feet away from the action, said he could hear officers trying to talk the suspect down with a loud speaker.
"They said, 'We're done playing games. You need to come out now,'" Powell said.
Powell said he and his wife dodged the chaos just in time.
"A cop banged on our door and told us to get dressed right now and get out," Powell said.
Police said the hostage escaped an apartment unharmed around 8:45 a.m. Shortly after, police went inside and apprehended 20-year-old Tyler Grogan. He was charged with aggravated assault and false imprisonment.
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