3 dead after hostage standoff at Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida ends in murder-suicide

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A hostage situation at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida ended with three people dead, police say.

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Police responded to a report that a person was shot at Bridge the Gap, a non-profit organization, on Monday at approximately 7:00 p.m. in Edgewater, about 60 miles northeast of Orlando. Bridge the Gap was hosting a Narcotics Anonymous meeting at the time. "At this time we believe Quinton Hunter was angry over a relationship Greenfield had with Hunter's former girlfriend, Erica Hoffman, the second victim in this case," police said in a statement shared with NBC News.

The Southeast Volusia Regional SWAT Team and Southeast Volusia Negotiations Team responded to the scene and attempted to contact Hunter to negotiate a resolution.Upon entering the building, SWAT discovered the bodies of Greenfield, Hoffman, and Hunter. There was no one else inside, according to officials.

 

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