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02-10-2010, 06:55 PM
Armed Man Holds Hostages in Nebraska Bank, Police Say
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
AP
KEARNEY, Neb. — Police snipers perched on the roofs in downtown Kearney this morning as authorities worked to resolve a hostage situation at the Wells Fargo Bank.
An armed man held a shotgun on a woman inside the bank at 21 W. 21st St., authorities said.
The hostage situation began about 10:57 a.m., and at about 11:15, some employees and customers at the bank were evacuated through an east door into the alley.
About 30 to 40 people were evacuated, and police officers accompanied them to make sure the suspect was not among them.
According to police radio exchanges, the hostage-taker was a man, about 25 years old, with a beard and wearing a tan trench coat. He held the shotgun to a woman's head and demanded television cameras.
Later, police said the man had four hostages on the bank's second floor.
The Kearney Police Department is sending in a negotiator.
Police blocked streets around the bank and took up positions around the area. Snipers were on top of a nearby building.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
AP
KEARNEY, Neb. — Police snipers perched on the roofs in downtown Kearney this morning as authorities worked to resolve a hostage situation at the Wells Fargo Bank.
An armed man held a shotgun on a woman inside the bank at 21 W. 21st St., authorities said.
The hostage situation began about 10:57 a.m., and at about 11:15, some employees and customers at the bank were evacuated through an east door into the alley.
About 30 to 40 people were evacuated, and police officers accompanied them to make sure the suspect was not among them.
According to police radio exchanges, the hostage-taker was a man, about 25 years old, with a beard and wearing a tan trench coat. He held the shotgun to a woman's head and demanded television cameras.
Later, police said the man had four hostages on the bank's second floor.
The Kearney Police Department is sending in a negotiator.
Police blocked streets around the bank and took up positions around the area. Snipers were on top of a nearby building.