Suspect's elderly mother and a dog were released unharmed before police entered the Homewood Suites and apprehended the suspect.

Police are on the scene of an active standoff with a suspect at a hotel in Bloomington. Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched around 1 p.m. to the Homewood Suites, located at 1399 Liberty Drive,

A large multi-agency police response is underway at Homewood Suites on the southwest side of Bloomington.

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