Shots fired at Atlanta Four Seasons Hotel as police surround high rise, issue shelter-in-place order

Gunshots rang out at a Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown Atlanta Tuesday afternoon after police responded to a report of a person with a gun.

Those at the hotel and in the area of the high rise on 14th Street Northeast were told to shelter in place and stay away from windows.

"Citizens within site of the Four Seasons Hotel are advised to avoid any windows and rooms facing the area," Atlanta Police Department said on social media platform X, issuing a shelter-in-place order for those in the vicinity.

NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta reported that a SWAT team and at least one police sniper was part of the police response as multiple rounds of gunfire were heard in the area.

Police said they established a perimeter around the high rise.

The Four Seasons building houses the eponymous hotel as well as residences.

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