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Man with gun call draws big police response
Officers evacuate hotel, find nothing wrong
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An armed and armored Statesboro police officer prepares to enter the front door of the Baymont Inn Thursday afternoon. Police responded to a call about a suicide threat around 2:35 p.m., but Statesboro Public Safety Director Wendell Turner said the call appeared to be unfounded and no arrests nor injuries were reported during the incident. - photo by EDDIE LEDBETTER/staff
Police swarmed a local hotel Thursday afternoon when an anonymous caller claimed to have a gun, but after the building was evacuated, the caller was not found. The call came in around 2:35 p.m., and the unidentified male told Statesboro police dispatchers he “was suicidal and had a firearm,” said Statesboro police Cpl. Justin Samples. Officers responded immediately to Baymont Inn & Suites on South Main Street, where they began looking for a possible suspect and started evacuating occupants.
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