纽约——当局称，周三早些时候，两名武装人员向警方和平投降，释放了在皇后区一所房屋发生的明显抢劫企图中被扣为人质的五人。
周二晚上，警察包围了这所房子，大约五个小时的对峙开始了。助理局长鲁本·贝尔特兰在现场告诉记者，一名带着小孩的妇女报告说，里面有两名武装人员。
在警方与这些人的谈判中，五人被安全释放纽约警察局美国公共信息办公室说。这些人在凌晨2点左右被拘留
他们的名字没有立即公布，但警方确认他们是35岁和51岁。警方表示，他们还从现场找到了两支枪。周三早些时候，正式指控仍悬而未决。
警察局长德莫特·谢伊称赞警官们在没有开枪的情况下拘留了嫌疑犯。谢伊在推特上写道，“你们警察干得好!”
5 freed, 2 men in custody after Queens hostage standoff
NEW YORK -- Five people who were being held hostage during an apparent robbery attempt at a home in Queens were released by two armed men, who surrendered peacefully to police early Wednesday, authorities said.
The roughly five-hour standoff began after officers surrounded the home Tuesday night. A woman with a young child had reported that two armed men were inside, Assistant Chief Ruben Beltran told reporters at the scene.
Five people were released unharmed during police negotiations with the men, theNew York Police Department's public information office said. The men were taken into custody about 2 a.m.
Their names weren't immediately released, but police identified them as being 35 and 51 years old. Police said they also recovered two guns from the scene. Formal charges were pending early Wednesday.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea praised the officers for taking the suspects into custody without a shot being fired. Shea tweeted, “Great work by your police!”
