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Standoff at Local Motel

By Jessica Byrd

A scary situation unfolded in the overnight hours at a local motel. Guest staying at the Super 8 motel off Exit 90 in Richmond said police knocked on their doors and told them to get to the lobby because of a hostage situation. Guest soon learned a gun was involved.

 ”The lady come down, said some lady was in the room and that her 5 year old son was in the room with them and that there was a gun,” said guest Dioanna Mason.

The situation lasted about 90 minutes. People staying at the motel said police put two children in the back of a cruiser. No other details have been released.

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