ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A man who barricaded himself inside a HomeGoods store in a busy shopping center in Alpharetta,, prompting a major police presence, has been taken into custody, Channel 2 Action News has learned.
Alpharetta police said a disgruntled employee made threatening statements and brandished a weapon. Police found him inside a HomeGoods store and contained him to one part of the store.
Negotiators spent hours trying to resolve the situation peacefully. No one else is in the store and police said there was no danger to the public.
“We’re always looking for a peaceful resolution, so that’s why officers are on scene working to create a dialogue,” police said.
NewsChopper 2 was over the scene, where there were multiple law enforcement vehicles.
Police said that despite rumors, there was never an active shooter threat and no shots were fired.
Business in the area were evacuated.
Channel 2′s Michael Seiden spoke to an worker at HomeGoods, who told him that an employee showed up at the store armed with a gun.
“The manger came out of the office and told all of us to run,” an employee said. “The store was open, customers were in the store and so we ran.”
The suspect has not been identified and it’s unclear what charges he faces.
“The manager came out of the office and she just told all of us to run,” she said.
This @HomeGoods employee told me that a disgruntled employee showed up to the store armed with a gun and that’s when her manger told her to “run!” @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/KnMXxjPNgK
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) June 14, 2022
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