An Atlanta police officer responds to a shooting at a Four Seasons hotel in midtown on Tuesday afternoon
Atlanta police responded to reports of a shooting at a Four Seasons hotel in midtown on Tuesday afternoon (Picture: WSBTV)

A Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta has been locked down amid reports of shots fired and a gunman barricaded inside.

Police and SWAT team members encircled the hotel in midtown Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon after witnesses said they heard several gunshots.

The suspect is armed, police said.

A man was spotted brandishing a gun at someone in the hotel on an upper floor, sources told WSBTV. Cops spotted the suspect on a balcony but he then went out of sight.

The suspect threw a handgun off the balcony but remained inside, police told the TV station.

Law enforcement officials created a perimeter around the hotel out of an abundance of caution.

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