Two people who hid and then escaped from a Jacksonville, Fla. credit union branch distracted an armed robber that allowed police to rescue 13 hostages unharmed and capture the gunman who threatened to kill them during a two-hour standoff Thursday morning.
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said police received a report of a robbery in progress at 9:06 a.m. at the Edgewood Avenue Community First CU branch. Within minutes the Jacksonville branch was surrounded by police officers, SWAT team members, ambulances and fire trucks.
"We were able to establish some initial communications with the suspect," Williams said. "He made different demands about requesting family members to be at the scene, that type of thing."
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