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Firefighters held hostage while responding to medical emergency
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SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — It's a call that firefighters routinely respond to — a report of a medical emergency.But when five firefighters answered one in a neighborhood north of Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said they encountered an armed man who demanded his cable and power be turned back on at the house, which was in foreclosure.The firefighters were held for hours, with one firefighter allowed to leave to move a fire truck. But with police later fearing the remaining firefighters were in immediate danger, SWAT teams set off a stun blast and stormed the house, and the gunman was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire, authorities said.One SWAT team member was shot in the hand or arm but was OK afterward, and firefighters suffered only minor injuries, authorities said.Gwinnett County police on Wednesday night didn't immediately release the name of the dead man or discuss details of the operation. However, the firefighters and a wounded police officer were treated at a nearby hospital and in good condition.