Hostages 'fine,' suspect arrested near University of Alabama

A group of hostages was freed, unharmed, and a man with a gun was arrested Tuesday at a credit union branch near the University of Alabama, police said.

Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, said the incident ended peacefully when about eight hostages believed to be credit union workers were released after officers entered the building.

"The hostages are fine," she said.

The standoff happened at an Alabama Credit Union branch across the street from the university law school and down the street from the athletic complex.

Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson said officers initially responded to a bank robbery in progress before the credit union opened for business. He contradicted an earlier statement from Richardson that a robbery hadn't been reported.

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