Argument with Fulton County Animal Control prompts SWAT standoff in East Point, police say

EAST POINT, Ga. — A woman barricaded herself inside her home after getting into an argument with an investigator from Fulton County Animal Control, East Point police say.

According to police, they were called to a home on Center Avenue off of Main Street around 3:30 p.m.

Dispatchers told them that a woman was inside the house and refusing to come out.

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They say she allegedly threatened the investigator with a knife before going back into the home and barricading herself inside.

SWAT teams were called to the scene and arrived a short time later.

It is unclear why the investigator was initially called to the home.

LifeLine Animal Services, who handles Fulton County’s Animal Services, released a statement on Tuesday evening that read, “This is an active investigation. We are monitoring the situation closely and cooperating with police. We have no further comment at this time.”

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Channel 2 Action News crews in the neighborhood say they saw a woman being put in handcuffs and into the back of a police car around 8 p.m.

Police have not confirmed the suspect’s arrest or released her identity.

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