Crime & Safety
Audio from 911 Call, Gwinnett Fire Released from Suwanee SWAT Standoff
Recordings include suspect Lauren Brown's 911 call and early radio reports from a Gwinnett firefighter explaining the situation.
Gwinnett Police released audio from the April 10, 2013 standoff in Suwanee, during which Lauren Brown held five Gwinnett firefighters hostage and was subquently shot and killed by police.
The audio includes a 911 call by Brown, who told a dispatcher that he was suffering from a heart attack and later held the firefighters hostage after they had arrived at his home on Walnut Grove Way.
Also included is Gwinnett Fire Department radio traffic, including a report from a firefighter that Brown was armed and wanted to get the utilities to his home re-connected.
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Attached are excerpts from those recordings.
See also:
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- Suwanee SWAT Standoff: 'It Was a Typical Call'
- Suwanee Hostage Taker's Family Releases Statement
- Suwanee Firefighter Hostage Audio: 'We Have an Armed Person'
- UPDATED: Gwinnett Firefighters Rescued from Hostage Situation; Suspect Dead
- Gwinnett Officials Hold SWAT Standoff Press Conference
- SWAT Standoff: Gwinnett Firefighters Held Hostage - Updates
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