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2 men with weapons barricade themselves inside a grocery store: VPD

Darpan News Desk , 21 Oct, 2022 01:46 PM
  • 2 men with weapons barricade themselves inside a grocery store: VPD

Two men have been arrested after barricading themselves with weapons inside a downtown grocery store this morning.

They are suspects in a stranger attack outside the store.

A VPD crisis negotiator convinced the men to surrender without incident. The investigation is ongoing

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