BREAKING: Standoff Under Way at North Carolina Movie Theater

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A standoff is ongoing at a Raleigh, North Carolina, movie theater between cops and a would-be robber, reports ABC Raleigh-Durham.

This is a breaking story so stay tuned for updates.

Here’s what we know so far:


1. Two men tried to rob the theater. One left the building when police arrived and was arrested. The other remains inside.


2. The employees of the cinema have been evacuated.


3. Police, with guns drawn, have surrounded the theater.


4. It’s not known if police have had any contact with the man inside the theater.


5. This standoff comes as another situation is unfolding Arlington, Texas, where a man is holed up in an apartment with “multiple weapons.”