TUCSON – Tucson Police Department has rescued a hostage after a suspect barricaded himself in a business Thursday near East River Road and North First Avenue.
According to officials, Tucson Police Department received a call that a man entered a business at 1st Ave. and East River Road and asked an employee in a cubicle for some water. The situation escalated, causing employees to flee the building. One person was taken as hostage.
Police entered the building and rescued the hostage.
The suspect is still barricaded in the building.
Details are limited at this time.
Residents are advised to avoid the area.
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