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UPDATE: Hamilton County SWAT team resolves standoff near East Brainerd Road

UPDATE: Authorities have given the all clear after a SWAT standoff that took several hours this afternoon.

No injuries were reported.

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Authorities have shut down a portion of East Brainerd Road as SWAT members and negotiators attempt to resolve a standoff with an armed individual.

According to Matt Lea, spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were serving a warrant to the person on Torbett Lane when they became agitated and brought a weapon out before turning back inside.