Hungry Howie’s pizza hostage horror unfolds in Altamonte Springs, Florida, where sobbing suspects barricade a workman inside

POLICE officers and SWAT members are at the scene of a Florida pizza shop where a hostage situation unfolded.

Authorities attempted to negotiate with a suspect at Hungry Howie’s pizza restaurant in Altamonte Springs.

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According to the suspect’s wife, who was reached by police, the suspect had made suicide threats.

An employee is inside the restaurant and the suspect is believed to be carrying a gun.

The suspect released an associate, said Michelle Montalvo, a spokeswoman for the Altamonte Police Department.

Surrounding businesses were evacuated, Montalvo said.

“Right now we are asking a lot of bystanders as you can see we are asking them to stay off the sidewalk, the surrounding businesses have been evacuated so just stay off the area until we clear it,” she added.

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