abc's ron claiborne reports. >> reporter: the hostage drama began in suwanee, georgia, an atlanta suburb, when firefighters responded to a call that someone was having a heart attack. from inside the home, the firefighter called his dispatch desk. >> we have an armed person, and he is armed, and we are in the room with him. >> reporter: the gunman released one of the firefighters to allow him to remove their vehicle. police then attempted to negotiate with him. he told them he wanted his utilities turned back on. then nearly three hours after the hostage situation began, loud explosions and then gunshots were heard, the sound of police storming the house. >> gunfire exchanged between the suspect and our s.w.a.t. team. the suspect is deceased at this time. >> reporter: one of the police officers was wounded. the gunman's motive is unknown at this time, but there are reports that his home had been foreclosed. ron claiborne, abc news, new