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Hostage crisis ends after escapees seize hospital ward
Two murder suspects, Roy Swafford and Michael Anderson, who escaped with help from a woman and a gun, held 41 people hostage on a Fish Memorial Hospital ward in Deland Florida for seven hours before surrendering. Police said no one was injured.
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Deland
Fla
Volusia County
Edwin Duff
John Kriscrunas
Roy Swafford
Nashville, Tenn
Michael Anderson
Newport, RI
Fish Memorial Hospital
Fish
Linda Swartz