Police in Maryland responded to a hostage situation at a Burger King fast food restaurant on Sunday. A man holding a gun ran into the restaurant and held four people hostage before he was taken into custody hours later.
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A seven-year-old girl was among those held captive by the armed suspect, according to Baltimore police.
“No harm has been done to any of [the hostages],” police spokesman T.J. Smith said, adding that a 70-year-old woman was also among those kept captive.
Two people have been first released during the police operation at the scene, according to the police spokesman. The child remained inside the restaurant until negotiations successfully ended, he added.
.@BaltimorePolice negotiators, including Media Rel. Dep. Dir. @JarronLJackson, con't to work to end this peacefully. pic.twitter.com/J0844HwcuL
— T.J. Smith (@TJSmithSocial) July 17, 2016
BREAKING: Police say armed suspect wanted for rape holding people hostage inside Burger King in #Baltimore #USA pic.twitter.com/HDH2ulfTrj
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The suspect refused to pull over after he had been spotted by officers, according to the police spokesman. The armed man’s vehicle also collided with another vehicle, and the man then fled on foot into Burger King.
