LATEST UPDATE: The SWAT standoff has ended and one man has been taken into custody.
A woman who was in the home for the duration of the standoff is being treated for minor assault-related injuries.
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UPDATE: Lt. Austin Garrett said police received a call about a disorder involving a possible mental health consumer around 9 a.m. and it was determined that the special operations division was required on scene.
“As you can imagine, this is a very fluid situation,” Garrett said.
He added that progress had been made in resolving the situation and updates were forthcoming.
At 12:15 p.m. authorities could be heard speaking through a PA system down the street to the person at the center of the standoff.
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ORIGINAL STORY: More than a dozen Chattanooga Police Officers as well as auxiliary services have flooded the 300 block of Cross Creek Drive to handle an ongoing SWAT standoff.
At 11:45 a.m., officers could be seen from the intersection of Cross Creek Drive and Browntown Road suiting up with bulletproof vests, helmets and assault rifles. An officer with “negotiatiator” emblazoned across the back of his uniform was also on scene.
It is unclear what the initial reported incident was about or how many people might be involved in the situation.
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