Six held hostage at pharmacy

[Dark Knight]

Six held hostage at pharmacy

Six people were taken hostage at a pharmacy Monday and one shot was fired, a state spokesman said. No injuries were reported.

The hostage taking occurred at the Family Discount Pharmacy in Stollings, about 60 miles southwest of Charleston, said Joe Thornton, spokesman with the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. A section of state Route 10 near the store was closed, Thornton said.

State Police and Logan County sheriff's deputies were at the scene, he said.

Thornton had no further information.

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Prayers for the hostages.....

[Shadow205]

STOLLINGS -- Six people were temporarily held hostage at a Logan County pharmacy on Monday before police arrested a man suspected of firing a shot in the store.



The suspect was taken to a local hospital, said Logan County 911 Director Marilyn Crosby. The nature of the man's injuries were not immediately known. "Everybody else that was in there were safe,'' she said. No details on how the situation ended were immediately available.

more at the linl http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Breaking/000000202

[Dark Knight]

STOLLINGS -- Six people were temporarily held hostage at a Logan County pharmacy on Monday before police arrested a man suspected of firing a shot in the store.



The suspect was taken to a local hospital, said Logan County 911 Director Marilyn Crosby. The nature of the man's injuries were not immediately known. "Everybody else that was in there were safe,'' she said. No details on how the situation ended were immediately available.

more at the linl http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Breaking/000000202
Praise the Lord it was over quickly! And no one got hurt. Nice job LE!

[cynpat2000]

Thankfully it ended the way it did!!!:woohoo: