SWAT frees 11 children, woman held in hotel

Police rescued 11 children and one woman near Atlanta.

Eleven children and one woman taken hostage at a Rite4Us Inn & Suites in Decatur, Georgia, have been freed after the male suspect, who kept police at bay for hours, stabbed himself.

DeKalb County Police Major Tonya Dedrick said in WHNT News the incident, which started about 2 a.m., stemmed from a domestic dispute and escalated when the man holed himself up inside the woman's hotel room.

Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered FREE to your inbox as soon as they break! Take just 30 seconds and sign up for WND's Email News Alerts!

Members of Georgia SWAT stormed the room, and the man, in desperation, stabbed himself in the neck, Fox News reported.

TRENDING: Trump exposed the left's plan to cancel the right

"Firearms Guide: 5th Edition" is the world's most extensive firearms, ammunition and air guns reference guide and gun schematics library on DVD for Windows PC. Get yours today at the WND Superstore.

WHNT News reported all the children, aged 3 months to 17 years old, as well as the woman, were able to escape the room in safe condition. The man, who's not yet been named, was taken to a nearby hospital.

The relationship of the man, woman and children are not yet clear.