iStock/Thinkstock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Local sheriff’s office officials and hostage negotiators are on the scene of a reported hostage situation stemming from a bank robbery in Jacksonville, Florida, authorities said.
A bank robbery was in progress Thursday morning when authorities arrived, and officials said a gunman is now holding hostages inside the bank. Authorities said multiple people are believed to be inside the Community First Credit Union, but the number of people is not clear.
Officials said a 911 call reported that shots were fired inside the bank and that someone may have been shot, but authorities warned at a news conference Thursday morning that they cannot confirm if someone was shot.
It is unknown if there are any injuries, officials said.
Community First Credit Union – #JSO is working a bank robbery with hostages at on W. Edgewood Avenue. #JAX #Jacksonville
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) December 1, 2016
SWAT team members are also at the scene, officials said.
Directly across the street from the bank is a day care and church with staff members and children inside. One woman said they are trapped inside the day care and church building because of the police and fire trucks blocking the street. She told ABC News she’s not scared, saying, “We have God.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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