Authorities are investigating an armed carjacking that may have led to a possible hostage situation at a McDonald’s restaurant outside Tampa, Florida.
Several news outlets quote the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as saying there was an armed carjacking at 7:28 a.m.ET Saturday in Lakeland, about 60 kilometres east of Tampa. No injuries were reported.
Sheriffs located the vehicle on I-4 heading into Polk County.
Sheriffs say at 8:11 a.m., the vehicle stopped at a McDonald’s and a suspect or suspects left the vehicle.
Sheriffs say they believe one suspect is inside the restaurant with possible hostages.
It is not known how many people are inside the McDonald’s.
The Florida Highway Patrol, Lakeland police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office are also on the scene.