Crime & Safety
Gwinnett Firefighter Hostage Audio: 'Multiple Handguns ... Multiple Rifles'
Audio from Wednesday's SWAT standoff with Gwinnett Police reveals dialogue from within the residence near Taylor Road.
Audio that has been posted online from Wednesday's SWAT standoff in Suwanee includes early communications from a Gwinnett firefighter who was among those held hostage.
"We are in a situation ... where we have an armed person," a firefighter's voice is heard in a YouTube video posting from radioreference.com.
This audio was the only communication from inside the house at 2440 Walnut Grove Way until the hostage-taker's cell phone was restored -- which was among his early demands.
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"He is armed ... and we are in the room with him," the Gwinnett firefighter can be heard telling dispatch, at about 4:50 p.m. Wednesday.
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