Indiana hostage situation as it happened
A gunman fatally shot himself after holding several hostages for much of the day in Valparaiso, Ind.
- News of the hostage-taking first spread — like almost all major news today — with tentative soundings on social media.
- Local media were the first to firm up the details. Robert Blaszkiewicz, an assistant managing editor at The Times of Northwest Indiana, jumped in almost immediately, but other Valparaiso-area journalists quickly followed.
@nwi_DougRoss No confirmation of a hostage situation yet. Still waiting for more information.- Once authorities began releasing information, details followed quickly, accompanied by observations and photos from area residents drawn to the scene.
UPDATE: FBI agents enter Valpo real estate office, police trying to make contact with gunman holding several people hostage #nwindiana
#ValpoGunman FBI seeks out gunman holding hostages in Indiana real estate office; shots reported on.msnbc.com/LAhzPY via @msnbc_us
I am sitting at my desk roughly 2.5 miles from a national hostage situation. #ValpoGunman
Obligatory tweet of hostage negotiation nears office. FBI negotiation just went in. http://pic.twitter.com/yBvIChOV
- Because the incident took place in a real estate office, it was especially compelling for people employed in the industry across the nation.
Keeping the real estate office agents and employees in our thoughts. Hoping all come away from this ordeal safely. fb.me/1wfRVcSzR
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thinkeri think the guy is insane! he cant get out unless he brings someone with him but even then we can fallow him and put him where he belongs! 2012-05-25T20:22:04.067Z- Susan StinsonThis is crazy. My sister is just down the street from this place. She thought it was a car accident til she came back home. The Porter County and the...more2012-05-25T19:42:33.403Z
- thinkeri think the guy is insane! he cant get out unless he brings someone with him but even then we can fallow him and put him where he belongs! 2012-05-25T20:22:04.067Z
- Susan StinsonThis is crazy. My sister is just down the street from this place. She thought it was a car accident til she came back home. The Porter County and the...This is crazy. My sister is just down the street from this place. She thought it was a car accident til she came back home. The Porter County and the Valparaiso Police department are great. My thoughts are with all of you.more2012-05-25T19:42:33.403Z
