According to Sandy Springs police, officers were called to a report of an armed person in the 100 block of Northwood Drive around 6:15 a.m. When they arrived, the officers tried to get the man to drop the knife.

The man, identified by the GBI as Erick Cruz Ramirez, 32, of Sandy Springs, was threatening to harm himself, police spokesman Sgt. Sam Worsham told AJC.com.