Hostage situation at credit union branch in Alabama

UPDATE:

Suspect In Custody After Hostage Situation In Alabama Credit Union Office

A suspect has been taken into custody after holding several people hostage at an Alabama Credit Union branch in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Tuesday morning, local police told to ABC 33/40 News. No one was injured in the incident, Tuscaloosa Police Department spokeswoman Teena Richardson told the outlet. Hostage negotiators were on the scene as Tuscaloosa Police Department and University of Alabama Police surrounded the building, Richardson said. The office is located about a block from the University of Alabama. Students have been asked to stay indoors, a university spokeswoman told The Huffington Post

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Police have blocked off roads and positioned dozens of officers and federal agents around a credit union where at least one suspect has taken hostages. alabama-credit-union.jpg The Alabama Credit Union branch at 220 Paul West Bryant Dr., in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. / Google Maps Tuscaloosa Police Lt. Teena Richardson told CBS News that at least one armed suspect entered the Alabama Credit Union branch at around 8:30 a.m., before the opening of business. It is believed that the suspect had planned to rob the credit union. An unknown number of employees were inside the credit union at the time, and have been taken hostage, Richardson said. No customers were inside the business. “Negotiators are trying to establish contact with the suspect at this time,” Richardson said. The branch is near the University of Alabama campus. The school tweeted Tuesday morning that its officers are involved in the standoff.

Local law enforcement and UAPD have responded to a robbery/hostage situation at the Alabama Credit Union located at 220 Bryant Dr. (1 of 2)
— The Univ. of Alabama ([@UofAlabama](/u/UofAlabama)) January 10, 2017

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