Crime & Safety
Suwanee Hostage Taker Had Family and Financial Issues, Firefighter Says
Gwinnett firefighters discuss their recent ordeal, which ended with their captor being shot dead by Gwinnett Police.
Early in last week's hostage ordeal in Suwanee, it became obvious to the captives what they were dealing with.
Captor Lauren Brown was "delusional," firefighter Tim Hollingsworth said Tuesday at a news conference at Gwinnett Fire headquarters.
"He had family and financial problems. He wanted certain people to see what happened, and live the rest of their lives with guilt."
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Hollingsworth and the four other firefighters discussed their ordeal publicly for the first time Tuesday. .
But the firefighters' calm actions during captivity have been praised all along -- and obviously enabled SWAT officers to end the ordeal without Brown's disastrous desires being realized.
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