UPDATE: 4 Children Killed In Hostage Situation, Suspect Dead After 23-Hour Standoff With Orlando PD

By  //  June 12, 2018

Children were aged from 1 to 11

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA (WFTV) – Four children are dead following a hostage situation and a standoff with a suspect accused of shooting an Orlando police officer in the face.

The suspect, Gary Lindsey, is also dead, police and sheriff’s office sources told Channel 9.

Orlando Police Chief John Mina and Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings are expected to release more information shortly.

Mina said Monday afternoon that police negotiators had been in communication with Lindsey since the standoff at the Westbrook Apartments, which began about midnight.

The children Lindsey was holding hostage ranged in age from 1 to 11. Two of them were Lindsey’s children and the others belong to his girlfriend.

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