Here's what happened:
Domestic hostage situation shuts down Columbia Pike
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/11/domestic-hostage-situation-shuts-down-columbia-pike-109093.html
ANNANDALE, Va. (WJLA) – Fairfax County Police were on the scene Monday night of an apparent domestic hostage situation that shut down a major road.
A closed-off section of Columbia Pike in Annandale, Va. (Photo: WJLA/Tom Roussey)
The home where the domestic situation was happening sits right on Columbia Pike. A little less than a half mile of the pike near the home was shut down.
Columbia Pike was closed from Sleepy Hollow Road to the Golden Living Center across from Mason District Park.
Police spokesperson Lucy Caldwell says the situation started around 4:45pm Monday afternoon.
Caldwell says a woman was in the home with her estranged boyfriend. She called her family and said she felt unsafe and wanted to leave, but he would not allow her to. The family then called police, who responded and eventually shut down the road.
Police were not sure if the estranged boyfriend was armed. They say both he and the woman are in their 30s.
Police were asking neighbors on the street to stay inside their homes as a precaution.
Shortly after 10:30 p.m., Fairfax County Police tweeted that the situation had been resolved.
Both the woman and her estranged boyfriend are in custody. There are warrants on the man, who will face charges. It is unclear whether the woman will face any charges in the case.
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