NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Four women and a baby escaped a home Tuesday night in Queens where they were being held hostage, and two armed suspects were later taken into custody by police early Wednesday, after a tense, hours-long standoff.
At a press conference shortly before 11 p.m., the NYPD said it responded to a 911 call about a burglary on 125th Street in Richmond Hill. When they arrived at the house, they were met by a 36-year-old woman who escaped with a baby. She told police armed men were in the home with other hostages.
NYPD Special Operations described it as a "hostage / barricaded situation."
The suspects eventually released the remaining hostages—three women, ages 33, 36 and 92—police said around midnight.
All five hostages were unharmed, according to police.
The scene of a hostage situation in South Ozone Park, Queens on Nov. 17, 2020.1010 WINS/Kimberly Dole
After negotiations with police, two men inside the home surrendered and were placed into custody shortly before 2 a.m. They have not been identified.
Police sources told the Daily News that "a deal went bad" and the two men "broke into the house looking for payment from a man who was not there."
Charges against the men, ages 35 and 51, are said to be pending.
Police said two guns were recovered from the scene.
