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# Mill Basin: Hostage Situation – Ave N & East 48th Street
- URL: https://bklyner.com/mill-basin-hostage-situation-ave-n-east-48th-street-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2011-06-29T17:57:03.000Z
- Updated: 2011-06-29T17:57:03.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: #API-Imported

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/liquor.jpg "liquor")

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**UPDATE (5:56 p.m.):** It appears both gunmen have surrendered to authorities. [Flatbush Scoop](http://www.flatbushscoop.com/2011/06/breaking-robbery-with-hostage-situation-shots-fires-at-liquor-store-on-avenue-n.html?ref=bklyner.com) is reporting that, contrary to earlier reports, no one was shot, though shots were fired.

**UPDATE (3:55 p.m.):** Looks like our reader was spot on. [The New York Post](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/gunman%5Fholding%5Fhostage%5Fat%5Fbrooklyn%5FccwDVp1E22jlt703y1gMaO?ref=bklyner.com#ixzz1QhGDZrgO) is reporting:

> The hostages were eventually freed unharmed.

> Hostage negotiators and heavily-armed cops surrounded the store in the hopes of convincing the men to surrender.

**UPDATE (3:45 p.m.):** A Sheepshead Bites reader and employee of a business near the scene tells us that one hostage has been released, but that the situation is still ongoing. Meanwhile, the [New York Times](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/gunmen-may-have-taken-wine-store-owner-hostage-police-say/?ref=bklyner.com) is reporting the following:

> Two armed assailants are believed to have taken the owner of a Brooklyn wine shop hostage inside his store on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.

> … “They are inside with who we believe to be the proprietor of the store,” Mr. Browne said.

> Officers from the 63rd Precinct went to the store shortly before 2 p.m., after hearing that two people were attempting a robbery, the police said.

> When officers arrived, “they heard a shot fired from inside the store,” Mr. Browne said.

**UPDATE (3:21 p.m.):** [MSNBC](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Brooklyn-Hostage-Situation-Flatbush-Flatlands-124725774.html?ref=bklyner.com) is reporting the following:

> Officials believe two armed suspects are inside holding the owner hostage.

> The first officers on scene reported hearing a gunshot, then retreated and called for emergency service units to respond.

**UPDATE (3:05 p.m.):[ ](http://www.flatbushscoop.com/2011/06/breaking-robbery-with-hostage-situation-shots-fires-at-liquor-store-on-avenue-n.html?ref=bklyner.com)**Flatbush Scoop is reporting the following \[3:27 – *FS has removed their post – unclear why*\]:

> Two armed men tried robbing a liquor store on Avenue N and East 46th Street, and have taken people hostage. Shots have been fired by the suspects, and sources tell *FlatbushScoop.com* that one person has been shot.

> … FlatbushScoop.com has not been able to verify the condition of the person shot.

*Original post (2:55 p.m.):*

We’ve received word that a serious hostage situation has broken out in Mill Basin, at 4804 Avenue N, near East 48th Street, in the 63rd Precinct.

Hostage negotiation teams, along with a slew of other NYPD units, have converged on the area and formed a two-block perimeter. The situation broke out around 1:40 p.m. today.

One of our Facebook readers reports that the incident is in Arrow Wine & Liquor, the liquor store pictured above. Another reader says shots may have been fired, but this is still unconfirmed. Please avoid the area.

More details forthcoming.

*This is a breaking news story and may contain inaccuracies. We will provide more information as it becomes available.*