Suspect arrested following 8-hour hostage standoff at Minnesota bank
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May 7 (UPI) Minnesota law enforcement agents arrested a suspect without incident late Thursday following an eight-hour hostage situation involving five bank employees at a Wells Fargo branch in the city of St. Cloud.
Authorities said the five hostages were uninjured and at home Thursday night and the suspect, Ray Reco McNeary, was arrested with formal charges pending.
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During a press conference, St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson described the peaceful resolution to the incident as the best possible outcome we could of had.
The police chief said the more than eight-hour ordeal began at 1:48 p.m. with a call to police from the bank manager concerning a disgruntled male customer who was upset over a prior interaction with the establishment located on the south side of town.
Created: May 06, 2021 03:49 PM
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Authorities identified the suspect who held hostages in a St. Cloud Wells Fargo for over eight hours Thursday as Ray Reco McNeary.
St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis said all five people who were held hostage during the incident are safe and have since returned to their homes.
A second person is led out of a Wells Fargo branch where multiple bank employees were being held hostage Thursday, May 6, 2021, in St. Cloud.
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A woman is led out of a Wells Fargo branch where multiple bank employees were being held hostage Thursday, May 6, 2021, in St. Cloud.
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First Posted: May 07, 2021 03:03 AM EDT
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After hours-long negotiation, the suspect, who held several bank employees hostage in St. Cloud, Minnesota, was finally put into the custody of authorities on Thursday night.
St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson identified the hostage-taker as 35-year-old Ray Reco McNeary, the Minnesota CBS local reported.
According to Anderson, the police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tactical team stormed the Wells Fargo branch in St. Cloud, Minnesota after eight hours of negotiating with the suspect.
Authorities said they captured McNeary without any injuries. It is still unclear whether the suspect had a weapon or not, but investigators are still searching the place to ensure it is already safe.
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