Updated: 9:39 PM EST December 15, 2020
KINGSTON, Pa. On Monday, Dec. 14, after 11:30 p.m., members of the Kingston Municipal Police Department were dispatched to a business address in Kingston Borough for the report of a hostage situation.
A victim was able to escape and call for help.
When officers arrived at the scene, the victim advised there was a male inside with two other victims. The victim also told officers the man had a hatchet and multiple knives.
According to officials, as officers were speaking with the victim, the man was exiting the business.
Officers approached the man and asked several times if he had any weapons.