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Hostage Situation Ends Peacefully

Last updated on Monday, December 31, 2007

(GARY) - Gary Police resolved a hostage situation peacefully on Sunday.

A 27-year-old man was holding a woman and a toddler hostage inside an apartment.

Police called in the swat team. Hostage negotiators communicated with the man via cell phone. A detective later helped coax the man out of the building to surrender.

The woman suffered unspecified injuries and was being treated. Her son was unhurt.

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