News

Actions

Standoff resolved at hotel hosting National Association of Black Journalists conference

Posted at 6:52 PM, Aug 06, 2015
and last updated 2015-08-06 18:53:26-04

stand1MINNEAPOLIS –  Minneapolis police were in a standoff with a man who holed up in a downtown hotel where the National Association of Black Journalists conference is being held.

Police spokesman John Elder told the Associated Press the man was holed up in a room Thursday afternoon.

The NABJ later tweeted that the situation was over and that floor of the hotel had been reopened.

No other details were released.