Armed Robbery

At around 4:40 pm (EST) this afternoon a silent alarm was triggered at a Sandy Shores

liquor store. Upon arrival the B.C.S.O found two suspects inside the establishment. Both

men were armed and holding the store clerk hostage. The B.C.S.O. Swat team was called

to the location and was in place during the incident. The Sheriff's Dept. Hostage negotiator

was called to the scene,  and made contact with the suspects and after almost three hours

of standoff the suspects gave up without incident. The store clerk was transported to the

Sandy Shores medical center with what was described as non life threatening injuries. The

SSVFD was on location to provide medical assistance..