WAKEFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Eleven men are in custody following an hours-long standoff with police after refusing to provide their information or put down their weapons early Saturday morning on Route 95 in Wakefield, police said.
When the trooper asked the men to provide their firearm licenses and identifications, they refused.
Mass. State Police and other local police departments, including Wakefield and Reading, immediately responded to the scene to provide backup.
As police continued to question the individuals, several of them retreated into the woods with their weapons. Authorities quickly established a perimeter surrounding the woodline and a hostage negotiation team engaged with the subjects.
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