Residents of a Henry County hotel are being evacuated after an armed gunman walked into the facility, prompting a standoff with police.

The standoff is unfolding at the Home 2 Suites on the 600 block of Mill Road in McDonough.

A clerk called police, saying the man walked into the hotel armed with an automatic rifle and a handgun. Police confirmed that rounds were fired inside the hotel but it is unclear if any injuries were sustained.

A SWAT team is going room to room searching for the gunman and several guests have been evacuated.

According to Henry County Police, a person of interest is in custody but it is unclear if it is the gunman.

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