Police dangled Faygo bottle in front of hostage-taker to lure him out and shoot him during tense standoff at bank

Authorities utilized an unconventional maneuver to gully a fishy retired during a hostage standoff astatine a Michigan slope past week.

When a 31-year-old antheral walked into Mercantile Bank successful Saganaw Township, Michigan, connected Friday astatine astir 5 p.m. and took an worker hostage, authorities responded successful numbers. The man, aboriginal revealed to beryllium Quinton Marquese Allen, had reportedly assaulted the victim, who has not been named. He besides had a weapon, though it was not a gun, Michigan State Police Lt. Kim Vetter said.

As section constabulary departments and the Michigan State Police arrived with SWAT-like vehicles and assault rifles, authorities hatched a caller plan.

Vetter told section outlet WNEM that instrumentality enforcement utilized a drone to little a reddish Faygo soda successful a container adjacent the model wherever Allen was successful the bank.

Allen had requested the portion portion negotiating with instrumentality enforcement, MLive reported.

Recognizing the drink, Allen moved, giving authorities a presumption of him done the solid of the building. A authorities constabulary trooper past changeable and killed him, neutralizing the threat.

After the fishy was shot, the unfortunate exited the slope and was brought to a adjacent infirmary for treatment; she was released aboriginal that night. The hostage concern reportedly lasted for astir 4 hours. In a video taken by section sources, constabulary could beryllium seen blocking disconnected the areas astir the slope portion citizens looked on.

When Allen entered the slope earlier successful the evening, wishing to currency a check, the slope was already closed, according to MLive. However, astatine slightest 1 worker was inactive inside, and erstwhile this worker told Allen she could not currency his cheque — due to the fact that it was fraudulent – helium "attacked her and demanded money," Vetter is paraphrased arsenic saying.

Mercantile Bank released a connection aboriginal that night, thanking authorities and announcing the subdivision would beryllium closed indefinitely.

"This evening, an incidental occurred astatine our Saginaw, MI determination involving a hostage situation," the slope wrote connected societal media. "Thanks to the swift and nonrecreational effect of section and authorities instrumentality enforcement, the concern was resolved. All Mercantile Bank employees are safe, and determination is nary ongoing menace to the public."