COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A welfare check for a Clayton County boy ended with a SWAT situation where one person was taken into custody, police said.

Authorities say the incident happened at a home on Emerald Drive in Jonesboro on Wednesday.

What we know:

The Clayton County Police Department tells FOX 5 that the situation began when officers were called to the home to perform a welfare check on a 7-year-old boy.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was updated to clarify that Clayton County police told FOX 5 about the situation, not Cobb County Police.

While details about the incident are limited, authorities say a SWAT Unit was called to the scene.

After negotiating with an individual inside the home, the child was released to officers without injury.

Investigators have taken one person into cus

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