Sandy MaloneArlington, VA – Snipers were on the scene at a Wells Fargo bank in the Washington, DC suburbs after a bank robber took multiple people hostage on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the armed suspect was holding at least five people hostage inside the bank located in the 3100-block of Washington Boulevard in Arlington, The Washington Post reported.
The Arlington County Police Department (APD) said the suspect entered the bank, “implied he had a weapon” and then demanded money from a teller.
Then the would-be bank robber barricaded himself inside the Wells Fargo with the patrons and employees who were trapped with him, The Washington Post reported.
SWAT, hostage negotiators, and police snipers are on the scene at the hostage standoff as law enforcement works to deescalate the dangerous situation.
Police said the suspect at 3:57 p.m. that the suspect was still “barricaded inside the bank with patrons/employees,” according to The Washington Post.
Authorities have not yet released the identity of the hostage-taker if it is known, nor have they identified any of his hostages.
Negotiations with the suspect were successful and the hostage-taker was taken into custody shortly before 4:30 p.m. without any of the hostages being harmed.
Video of the suspect getting arrested at the@WellsFargo robbery in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. Fortunately, it appears to be under control. Thank you Arlington County first responders. pic.twitter.com/2eIJEmYOdQ
— BANDIT XRAY (@BANDIT_XRAY) April 11, 2023
UPDATE: Police have suspect in custody following Wells Fargo Bank hostage situation in Arlington, Virginia; no immediate report of injuriespic.twitter.com/yHIzaSyY6j
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) April 11, 2023
🚨 #BREAKING: Snipers are on the scene of a hostage situation at a Wells Fargo Bank in Arlington, VA
Police believe FIVE people are being held hostage, including the bank’s manager.pic.twitter.com/l742jHIWMP
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 11, 2023
BREAKING: Hostage situation reported at Wells Fargo Bank in Arlington, Virginia; no confirmation of injuries pic.twitter.com/Ax27fcBpdQ
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) April 11, 2023
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Holly Matkin
