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Police: Standoff at Houston-area bank ends

The Columbian
Published: December 31, 2010, 12:00am

PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say a standoff at a suburban Houston bank where two gunmen took hostages has ended after a negotiation of more than four hours.

Pearland Police Lt. Onesmio Lopez says the two remaining hostages as well as the second suspect inside the Chase Bank branch have left the building. Three bank employees who hid in a closer also were taken out.

Five other hostages were released unharmed and the other suspect was apprehended earlier.

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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com

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