A bank robber took 11 hostages inside a Jacksonville Florida bank, Thursday morning.
The incident happened at the Community First Credit Union on Edgewood Avenue West, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Hostage negotiators and a SWAT team were on the scene.
Around an hour later, the Sheriff Department tweeted that all of the 11 hostages had been safely rescued by law enforcement. It is not yet known if any injuries were sustained.
Lem Turner Road and Edgewood Avenue West roads are now blocked.
Businesses in the surrounding area have been placed on lockdown.
Hostage situation still active along Edgewood Ave. Armored vehicles & K-9 units around area with SWAT @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/2H504NwtHL
— Shelby Danielsen (@NewsShelby) December 1, 2016
JSO mobile unit arriving to scene @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/RbpCKwODnm
— Shelby Danielsen (@NewsShelby) December 1, 2016
VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE: Emergency vehicles in front of Good Shepherd School Daycare @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/NBSOb428vl
— Shelby Danielsen (@NewsShelby) December 1, 2016
JSO & JFRD here on Edgewood Ave. 1600 block is not accessible right now. AVOID. @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/yocmvlipQJ
— Shelby Danielsen (@NewsShelby) December 1, 2016
BREAKING — POSSIBLE HOSTAGE SITUATION AT BANK ON EDGEWOOD AVENUE @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/8tUH1eJQNQ
— Shelby Danielsen (@NewsShelby) December 1, 2016
Bank robbery suspect takes people hostage in Jacksonville, Fla. – https://t.co/ck9VJHO3nMpic.twitter.com/C5aKxZrcW2
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 1, 2016
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