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Hours-long SWAT standoff in Butts County home ends with arrest, 2 officers hurt, authorities say

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BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — A SWAT standoff ended after nearly 16 hours in a Butts County neighborhood. It started when a gunman barricaded himself inside a home, deputies said. Two officers were hurt.

Jackson Police Department responded to a call of a person screaming Sunday afternoon in a Fox Hollow subdivision, authorities said. When police arrived, one person fired shots at police, but no officers were struck by the gunfire.

The SWAT team took over the scene, according to Butts County Sheriff's Office, before an arrest was finally made around 8 a.m. Monday.

Two officers were injured -- one hurt their wrist and the other their leg -- during the exchange with the barricaded gunman, but deputies confirmed that they were not shot, but speculated the injury might have been from jumping out of a window at the home.

Jackson Police Chief Morgan said their was some communication with the suspect and that he didn't make any threats toward officers. 

11Alive is working to learn what charges the suspect faces. 

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