SWAT Team Called in on Selah Hostage Report

Multiple agencies responded to a stand off at a home along the 200 block of Taylor Road, Monday afternoon. News partner KIMA Action News reports a SWAT team was brought in to help diffuse the situation.

Deputies say they received a call that two Hispanic males were being held against their will in the home. Those victims were able to flee before police arrived. The SWAT team busted into the house around 7:00 p.m. Deputies say no one was hurt. They have at least one man in custody on an unrelated warrant.

Sheriff’s officials say it is not actively looking for a specific car or person and is locating known suspects. They say it was likely gang-related.