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# Possible Hostage Situation at Brighton Beach Starbucks
- URL: https://bklyner.com/possible-hostage-situation-at-brighton-beach-starbucks-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2009-09-12T21:03:33.000Z
- Updated: 2009-09-12T21:03:33.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: #API-Imported

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![](http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs269.snc1/9622_1113077111131_1353000173_30297041_4442177_n.jpg "Police Near Starbucks in Brighton Beach")

**This story has been* [*updated*](/update-brighton-beach-hostage-situation/)*.**

Witnesses are reporting heavy police activity around the Starbucks on Brighton Beach Avenue, with some saying it is a hostage situation. Posters to a [local forum](http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=24&p=20722902&ref=bklyner.com) say the Starbucks is being held up by a man with a machine gun. The commenter later said he heard from someone on the scene that it had to do with a domestic dispute in the residence above the Starbucks. He said:

> A guy got into a fight with his gf 10 days ago and she called the cops, he got arrested. He later got out on a $20,000 bail.Today she was at his house which is located on top of starbucks, and she called the cops again….

It seems like a lot of police for just a domestic dispute. We’ll update this story when we find out more.