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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A 10-hour standoff with two armed bank robbers ended Tuesday when police fatally shot one suspect and arrested the other, authorities said. Four hostages were unharmed.
The suspects had escaped the bank near Walt Disney World with one hostage after authorities blasted through the rear door using an explosive device. But police soon cornered them in their getaway car, said Osceola County Sheriff Bob Hansell.
The male suspect then used the hostage again as a shield to get into another vehicle, Hansell said. He tried to leave again and at that point he was taken down by one of our snipers.
Deputies had been using cell phones to negotiate with the suspects, a man and a woman wearing masks, wigs and coats. They held four hostages at one point, but released three.
The hostages said they were treated well and were not threatened with violence, Hansell said.
It was not immediately clear whether the suspects ever got any money.
The standoff at the Mercantile Bank, a mile west of Disney, forced police to shut down the area, leaving some tourists confined to their hotels for much of the day.
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The suspects had escaped the bank near Walt Disney World with one hostage after authorities blasted through the rear door using an explosive device. But police soon cornered them in their getaway car, said Osceola County Sheriff Bob Hansell.
The male suspect then used the hostage again as a shield to get into another vehicle, Hansell said. He tried to leave again and at that point he was taken down by one of our snipers.
Deputies had been using cell phones to negotiate with the suspects, a man and a woman wearing masks, wigs and coats. They held four hostages at one point, but released three.
The hostages said they were treated well and were not threatened with violence, Hansell said.
It was not immediately clear whether the suspects ever got any money.
The standoff at the Mercantile Bank, a mile west of Disney, forced police to shut down the area, leaving some tourists confined to their hotels for much of the day.
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