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Suspect releases 2 hostages in standoff in western Indiana

Posted at 8:19 AM, Dec 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-04 08:19:08-05

BRAZIL, Ind. (AP) — A suspect wanted by authorities has released two hostages but remained holed up during an hours-long standoff with police in western Indiana.

Chief Shawn Keen of the Terre Haute Police Department released a statement Thursday afternoon saying the Vigo County Drug Task Force and U.S. Marshal's Service Task Force attempted to make contact with the suspect about 10:30 a.m. at a room at a Best Western hotel near Interstate 70 in Clay County.

He says a shot was fired through the door from inside the room, but no one has been hurt. He says negotiators have won the release of a female and juvenile from inside the room.