07 July, 2017
The suspect called the WSB Channel 2 newsroom and claimed he had a bomb, but said that he does not want to hurt anyone and if he does detonate the bomb, he would let hostages out first.
Moments earlier, a large military-type vehicle was used to smash its way through a back wall of the Wells Fargo branch, raining bricks onto its hood.
Cobb County, GA- Police in Cobb County, Georgia are trying to resolve a tense situation inside a local Wells Fargo bank. He talked to one of the station's assignment editors on the phone for more than 30 minutes, discussing his life and making demands, WSB reported.
Police say a man inside a Wells Fargo bank branch outside Atlanta has made some threats and is still inside the bank with an unknown number of employees. Police received a call about the bomb threat at about 9:30 a.m. Friday.
The SWAT, bomb and K9 teams have responded to the bank.
The Cobb County department of transportation said in a brief statement that a stretch of a heavily traveled road in the area was closed due to police activity.
In pictures posted on social media, Cobb police could be seen in riot gear and hiding in a wooded area near the bank, which is close to I-75.
