JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Thursday's bank robbery standoff where 13 hostages were held brought a lot of onlookers to the Community First Credit Union on Edgewood Avenue.
Action News Jax spoke exclusively with a former Jacksonville Sheriff's officer Eric Simmons, who watched the bank robbery unfold.
He said that 15 years ago, almost to the day, he was shot at the same location where Thursday's bank robbery happened.
“It was very strange to see on TV that within six days of the anniversary where I was shot, at the same credit union, that you had suspects inside holding hostages at the very same location,” Simmons said.
Simmons was shot in the leg.
“I knew I was outgunned at that time,” Simmons said.
But Thursday's bank robbery ended differently than his. Hostages got out safe and so did JSO officers.
The suspect in Thursday's bank robbery, 23-year-old Nicholas Humphrey, is behind bars.
BREAKING: JSO: is working a bank robbery with hostages on Edgewood Avenue: Updates as they happen: http://bit.ly/1rR5AYf
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
WATCH LIVE: A suspect has surrendered and all hostages have been released from the Community First bank on Edgewood. JSO says that NO ONE was shot. The very latest information: http://bit.ly/2gbHOAn
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
BREAKING: Text from person inside Jacksonville bank said "yeah man this [suspect] stupid" The hostages have been rescued and a suspect is in custody. The latest: http://bit.ly/2gbHOAn
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
CHOPPER VIDEO: Eleven hostages freed from Jacksonville bank after standoff with gunman: http://bit.ly/2gbHOAn Watch live on Facebook: Jacksonville sheriff Mike Williams to give update at 11:45 a.m.
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
UPDATES: SWAT team broke into the bank while the gunman was distracted by fleeing hostages. Police said the suspect put a gun to hostages' heads, threatened to kill them: http://bit.ly/2gbHOAn
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
Updates: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says name of bank robbery suspect given at press conference was incorrect. We spoke with the mom of the hostage who was incorrectly named as the suspect:
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
"I just want to hold you, love." This woman was hearing her daughter's voice for the first time since the hostage situation. More powerful photos: http://bit.ly/2gDN5kG
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, December 1, 2016
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