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Army: Ex-soldier takes 3 hospital workers hostage
AP, September 7, 2010
A former Army soldier seeking help for mental problems at a Georgia military hospital took three workers hostage at gunpoint Monday before authorities persuaded the gunman to surrender peacefully.
Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said no one was hurt and no shots were fired in the short standoff at Winn Army Community Hospital on Fort Stewart, about 40 miles southwest of Savannah. Military officials said the hostages were able to calm the gunman and keep him away from patients until he surrendered.
The gunman was arrested by military police and was being questioned Monday afternoon. His name was not immediately released.
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