BALTIMORE — Baltimore Police say a 7-year-old is among those being held hostage at a Burger King restaurant.
Police spokesman T.J. Smith said in a news conference Sunday that “about four” people are in the restaurant with an armed suspect who fled from police.
Smith said the suspect is wanted on a rape charge and led police on a vehicle chase earlier Sunday before crashing into another vehicle and then fleeing by foot into the Burger King in Southwest Baltimore. Smith said the driver of the other car is being treated for minor injuries.
SWAT team and negotiators are at the scene and police are asking the public to avoid the area.