August 20, 2014
“I saw the SWAT truck ram the windows. It was early this morning (Wednesay). I was able to stand on a chair and look over my fence and saw the SWAT truck bash in one window and bash in the another window and then it was silence and then maybe about 15 minutes or so they knocked the door in.” --Sharon Hampton, recalling how the hostage situation at the located at 14732 S. Seeley Blvd. unfolded as she watched Wednesday morning.
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Hostages Freed Unharmed in Harvey Police Standoff
As of Wednesday morning, all eight people held hostage following a home invasion on the 147th block of Seeley Boulevard in Harvey, Ill., were released unharmed after an estimated two dozen SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics, a group of highly trained police officers who deal with very dangerous criminals) and Harvey police stormed the home to free four remaining hostages and captured two suspects, ending a 20-hour standoff.