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    Woman says gunman scuffled with front desk before shots were fired

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Breaking news coming out of the operators of Indiana where a man is holding as many as fifteen people hostage inside a real estate office the FBI swat teams state and local police.

Are all on scene we have now learned there was a shoot out between the gunmen and police apparently nobody was wounded we still do not know the exact number of hostages being held and police have been in some sort of contact.

With this gunman -- they will not say what his demands are.

I wanna bring in Caroline decent she apparently saw the gun -- Caroline give me an idea of what you saw and how this began.

I'm guaranteeing to our offered better off a letter -- dealt with -- Good document and -- off our marketing manager.

I think I'm out of my -- you I was going I'm I'm I yelled it wouldn't give up at him to get out of my office.

And that's why he -- the gun.

And that's why I got into -- my -- and -- my doors shut and lock it I shared office with every location manager.

And she called 91 -- and and we her old -- under our desk -- -- he's -- for over an -- for the swat teams that are out.

I'm.

The mother we have the mother he played in the arbitrary and make it -- but we currently have to practice is beyond help.

So there two hostages and do you know exactly police won't tell us -- the do you know what this gunmen wants and is there a plan for him to give up soon.

What I am well I don't know if you aren't getting up each game and looking.

For another individual who had a weird -- here.

And -- of our bigger person -- your money you know looking at money.

And we told them it was actually a father and he's not here.

And it's within a matter and I think -- Want people big gun out there and he ran around I'm -- like you to track and then got the app is just.

One of the -- well the building by the way and keep our bounty.

These are running in the course HE -- I'm Donna got him to go to building right away.

And I were assuming that's when they shoot up again did you hear or see any of the shoot -- between this gunman and police.

You know you're in higher up -- -- the doorstep irritated under except.

And my office I'm pressure off which is on all of it is accurate I want one.

Can you give me an idea Caroline of what the -- looks like described him force if you can.

And he's the product -- and 200 parent -- certainly this is.

A little -- it.

Caucasian -- -- it.

And and it aside we said this somebody owes him money can you can you talk about his state of mind and -- by the time you left was he threatening was he more afraid.

-- the people inside the building might be afraid or do you think he he has potential to actually wound or hurt somebody.

Well you know he when he pulled a gun and I got into my effort he could easily get shot at a I'm if you're tired he's got the talent here in highly expert knowledge and -- directly wired those and you just feeling -- a bank.

I'm he could easily like you know the inoperable or not as if you're getting irritated quantities -- and there.

He could easily have coming out there and he did not go.

I think -- very fortunate for you at all.

-- very fortunate for you Carolyn -- and who saw the -- thank you so much and again she's saying there are two people.

Who are now being held hostage inside that real estate office with the gunman police as you can see have surrounded it they are trying to make -- type of contact with him.

And we will bring you updates as they come in from Valparaiso Indiana about fifty miles outside -- Chicago.