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| Suspect in custody after 8-hour-long hostage situation at Wells Fargo bank in Minnesota | Suspect in custody after 8-hour-long hostage situation at Wells Fargo bank in Minnesota |
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| A man who took several bank employees hostage at a Wells Fargo branch in St. Cloud, Minnesota has been brought into custody, following a lengthy eight-hour standoff with police and federal agents. | A man who took several bank employees hostage at a Wells Fargo branch in St. Cloud, Minnesota has been brought into custody, following a lengthy eight-hour standoff with police and federal agents. |
| Officers arrived at the scene around 2pm local time on Thursday, responding to a call about a bank robbery in progress, police Lieutenant Lori Ellering said in a statement, noting at the time that negotiations had begun with the suspect and that FBI agents were assisting local law enforcement. | Officers arrived at the scene around 2pm local time on Thursday, responding to a call about a bank robbery in progress, police Lieutenant Lori Ellering said in a statement, noting at the time that negotiations had begun with the suspect and that FBI agents were assisting local law enforcement. |
| During the standoff, footage from a local news chopper showed a number of squad cars parked around the bank, as well as what appeared to be a police SWAT team positioned near the building’s entrance. Two armored vehicles were also photographed at the scene. | During the standoff, footage from a local news chopper showed a number of squad cars parked around the bank, as well as what appeared to be a police SWAT team positioned near the building’s entrance. Two armored vehicles were also photographed at the scene. |
| At one point during the incident, the hostage taker, who has not been identified, appears to have uploaded a video of himself on social media, in which he is seen directing his captives to negotiate with officers. The clip quickly made the rounds online. | At one point during the incident, the hostage taker, who has not been identified, appears to have uploaded a video of himself on social media, in which he is seen directing his captives to negotiate with officers. The clip quickly made the rounds online. |
| After hours of dialogue with the man, one female hostage was seen exiting the building with her hands up sometime around 6:30pm, as was captured on video by a local news crew. The same media outlet, a CBS affiliate, later published footage of three other hostages as they emerged to safety. | After hours of dialogue with the man, one female hostage was seen exiting the building with her hands up sometime around 6:30pm, as was captured on video by a local news crew. The same media outlet, a CBS affiliate, later published footage of three other hostages as they emerged to safety. |
| The confrontation stretched on into the night, with officers storming the building and apprehending the suspect around 10:30pm, during which the fifth and final hostage was seen running from the bank, taking a minor fall as he did so. That, too, was caught on video. | The confrontation stretched on into the night, with officers storming the building and apprehending the suspect around 10:30pm, during which the fifth and final hostage was seen running from the bank, taking a minor fall as he did so. That, too, was caught on video. |
| Despite the length of the standoff, no injuries among hostages were reported, with St. Cloud police chief Blaire Anderson telling reporters later in the evening that there was a “peaceful resolution, the best possible outcome we could have had.” He identified the suspect as Ray Reco McNeary, saying the man was a “disgruntled” bank customer, known to law enforcement after “numerous contacts” with officers over the last ten years, including for violent crimes. | Despite the length of the standoff, no injuries among hostages were reported, with St. Cloud police chief Blaire Anderson telling reporters later in the evening that there was a “peaceful resolution, the best possible outcome we could have had.” He identified the suspect as Ray Reco McNeary, saying the man was a “disgruntled” bank customer, known to law enforcement after “numerous contacts” with officers over the last ten years, including for violent crimes. |
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