NYPD: Armed Suspects Arrested Overnight After Holding Queens Family Hostage Inside Home
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two men are under arrested Wednesday after police say they broke into a Queens family’s home and held several people hostage.
Police spent much of the night negotiating with the suspects. The men let four hostages free, including an infant, before they were arrested.
BREAKING: Police arrested 2 men after they allegedly broke into a family’s Richmond Hill home and held them hostage for several hours. Everyone is expected to be ok, including a woman in her 80s and an infant. @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/kNE9uubhDv
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After hours of barricading themselves inside a home in Richmond Hill, they were taken into custody around 2 a.m. without incident.
They are being held at the 106th Precinct with charges pending. One is a 35-year-old man, and the other is 51.
Police responded to the scene of a hostage situation in Queens on Nov. 17, 2020. (Credit: CBS2)
Police said around 9 p.m. Tuesday they got a call about an attempted burglary inside a home on 125th Street near Liberty Avenue.
Investigators believe it started as a burglary that escalated.
The woman on the phone said she was assaulted and that two armed men were inside the home, not letting her or her family eave.
Police said by midnight, all four hostages were safely removed from the home — three women, including one in her 80s, and an infant.
One woman was wheeled away into an ambulance, but everyone is expected to be OK.
It’s still unclear whether the family was targeted or how police were able to get the suspects to surrender. The investigation continues.
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November 18, 2020 at 05:10PM
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