Man arrested after SWAT standoff, hostage situation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A man has been arrested after a standoff with LMPD SWAT and taking a woman hostage.

Louisville Police were called to the 6600 block of Vandre Avenue on a general trouble run. The call came from a neighbor who said a woman was forced into a residence by her ex-boyfriend. A different neighbor provided video evidence of the incident.

That video showed a suspect identified as Dustin Pedro brandishing a black handgun while exiting a vehicle before going to the backseat and yelling at a woman to get out of the car…

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