Gunman Who Is Reportedly a Doctor Barricades Himself Inside Four Seasons Hotel, Fires Shots During Standoff: Police

Mar. 15, 2025

A doctor was arrested after an armed standoff with police that injured both him and an officer in a midtown Atlanta hotel.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says in a statement that Jay Berger, 70, was taken into custody after the standoff. The agency said the Fulton County District Attorney will review the case after Berger is released from the hospital.

Police were called to the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta after a report of a man pointing a gun at an employee, the statement says. The employee confronted the man after someone had reported that items had been thrown in the hallway on the building’s 33rd floor.

When officers arrived at the hotel, the GBI says that Berger barricaded himself in his room and SWAT was called to the scene.

Atlanta hotel standoff.Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

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Berger then went out to the balcony and began throwing items off it, the GBI alleges. While the suspect was on the balcony, a SWAT sniper fired a shot that struck Berger.

11 Alivereported that Berger is a doctor.

source: people.com