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Hostage Situation Reported at Osceola County Motel as Deputies, Negotiators Respond

Authorities say negotiators are speaking with a male suspect following a fight that preceded the standoff.

Overview

  • The Osceola County Sheriff's Office received a call just before noon about an incident at the Heritage Park Inn on Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.
  • Deputies say two men fought in a room and the suspect threatened to harm the other man.
  • The threatened man left the room, and the suspect then took a woman hostage inside the motel.
  • Investigators have not determined the relationship between the man and the woman inside the room.
  • Hostage negotiators are in contact with the suspect, and the situation remains active and developing.