Bank / Credit Union

Hostage situation at Wells Fargo ends with arrest, no injuries

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May 7, 2021

In a standoff Thursday that lasted hours, a hostage situation at a Wells Fargo bank located at 200-33rd Ave. S in St. Cloud, Minnesota ended with a suspect in arrest and five bank employees who were held hostage released without harm, according to a report in USA Today.

St. Cloud police chief, Blair Anderson described the suspect as "…a disgruntled customer upset about a prior transaction."

The suspect had entered the bank just before 2 p.m. and police received a call from the bank of a possible robbery in progress. A few minutes later the police received a panic alarm from the bank.

The FBI arrived on site, at the suspect's request, and worked directly with the St. Cloud police for the release of the hostages. As some of the hostages were being released, a tactical unit was able to take the suspect into custody with no injuries reported.