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6 hostages rescued from Venice SWAT situation

Reported by: Carly Timmons
Email: ctimmons@abcactionnews.com
Reported by: Sarah Zak
Last Update: 11/19/2009 5:16 pm
VENICE, FL -- Sarasota County Deputies say 6 people have been saved from a hostage situation at a TJ Maxx on U.S. 41. Deputies say two men with guns went into the store just before 9:00 Tuesday night. They reportedly took four employees and two customers hostage. 

SWAT teams were called in and by 1:30 Wednesday morning, they had pulled all hostages out of the building safely. One woman had some minor injuries from being shoved to the ground.

Authorities have not yet found the gunmen but they are believed to still be in the building.

Stay with ABC Action News as we continue to follow this developing story.
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