SWAT teams swarm Cherokee neighborhood after suspect barricades himself inside burning home

There is a large police presence in a Cherokee County neighborhood as SWAT teams negotiate with someone barricaded inside a home. A large police presence is in a Cherokee County neighborhood as SWAT teams negotiate with a suspect barricaded inside a burning home. The incident occurred in the Owl Creek subdivision on Peaceful View, Georgia. The home appears to be on fire and several heavily armed officers are being held hostage. It is unclear if anyone else is inside the home with the suspect or if the suspect is armed. The suspect is believed to be the suspect. It's unclear how the fire started.

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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — There is a large police presence in a Cherokee County neighborhood as SWAT teams negotiate with someone barricaded inside a home.

Neighbors reported the incident was unfolding in the Owl Creek subdivision on Peaceful View.

NewsChopper 2 was over the scene Thursday night, where there were dozens of law enforcement vehicles including armored cars.

At one point, several heavily armed officers ran and took cover behind the vehicles. Several officers had their guns trained toward the home.

It’s unclear if anyone else is inside the home with the suspect or if the suspect is armed.

The home appears to be on fire.

At one point, a man ran to the back deck and then went back inside.

Officers appeared to pull one person out of the home and get that person on a stretcher.

It’s unclear if that person was the suspect.

It’s also unclear how the fire started.

We have crews on the ground headed to the scene to gather more details about this developing story, on Channel 2 Action News.

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