Nine people were held hostage by a 40-year-old masked, armed ...

Nine people were held hostage by a 40-year-old masked, armed man who attempted to rob a pharmacy. According to the witnesses, the man fired a few shots from a pistol, on which occasion no one sustained gunshot injuries. A woman working in the pharmacy locked the door and called the police. The perpetrator tried to flee the scene, but the police arrested him.