Possibly armed man taken into custody after refusing to leave Downtown Atlanta Ritz-Carlton
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was taken into custody Sunday following a near five-hour incident at the Ritz-Carlton, during which Atlanta police blocked off a Downtown Atlanta street.
Officers are investigating a report of a person refusing to leave Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree St. Man inside may be armed. Massive APD presence downtown blocking multiple city blocks. pic.twitter.com/O7dyERmIST
— Justin Berger (@Justin__Berger) December 14, 2025
Patrol cars were seen barricading Peachtree Street NE at the intersection of Andrew Young International Boulevard NE. Police said the man at the hotel refused to leave and may have been armed.
“I haven’t experienced anything like this,” Yereni Valero, who is staying in a hotel in downtown Atlanta, said. “I just got concerned ... Brown University had a shooting the other day and we just saw the news about it last night, so I think when the times we’re living in ... you can’t help but be alarmed or cautious about what’s going on.”
SWAT team members arrived at the hotel around 4 p.m.
No other details were released.
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