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| Wossen Assaye: Police recapture escaped prisoner after nine-hour manhunt | Wossen Assaye: Police recapture escaped prisoner after nine-hour manhunt |
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| A prisoner described as "armed and dangerous" who fled a suburban hospital in Washington today has been recaptured after a nine-hour manhunt. | A prisoner described as "armed and dangerous" who fled a suburban hospital in Washington today has been recaptured after a nine-hour manhunt. |
| Wossen Assaye, 42, who has been accused of robbing a bank, escaped from the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia, at about 3am local time. | Wossen Assaye, 42, who has been accused of robbing a bank, escaped from the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia, at about 3am local time. |
| During his escape, he overpowered a guard and took his weapon, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted. The messaged added that at least one gun shot heard in hospital. | During his escape, he overpowered a guard and took his weapon, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted. The messaged added that at least one gun shot heard in hospital. |
| In hospital and prisoner overpowered guard & took gun. 1 shot was fired. No one was injured. Suspect fled. | In hospital and prisoner overpowered guard & took gun. 1 shot was fired. No one was injured. Suspect fled. |
| Escaped prisoner’s name is Wossen Assaye. He is 6 ft tall & 170 pounds. Heavy police presence in area searching for him. Armed & dangerous. | Escaped prisoner’s name is Wossen Assaye. He is 6 ft tall & 170 pounds. Heavy police presence in area searching for him. Armed & dangerous. |
| No one was injured before Assaye fled wearing only a hospital gown, police have since confirmed. | No one was injured before Assaye fled wearing only a hospital gown, police have since confirmed. |
| The ensuing police manhunt saw Assaye allegedly steal two cars before he was seized in Washington. | The ensuing police manhunt saw Assaye allegedly steal two cars before he was seized in Washington. |
| Fairfax County Police spokesman Roger Henriquez told CBS News that a woman was driving a car before she discovered Assaye in the back seat. | Fairfax County Police spokesman Roger Henriquez told CBS News that a woman was driving a car before she discovered Assaye in the back seat. |
| Henriquez said that the car sustained heavy front-end damage, either during the woman's escape or when Assaye was driving. | Henriquez said that the car sustained heavy front-end damage, either during the woman's escape or when Assaye was driving. |
| Assaye is now in the custody of the city's police, Fairfax County Police said. | Assaye is now in the custody of the city's police, Fairfax County Police said. |
| Police earlier believed that Assaye may have been with his girlfriend, who the police provided a picture of. | Police earlier believed that Assaye may have been with his girlfriend, who the police provided a picture of. |
| The escaped prisoner may be with his girlfriend pictured here. pic.twitter.com/Ccb6D5qsv8 | The escaped prisoner may be with his girlfriend pictured here. pic.twitter.com/Ccb6D5qsv8 |
| Assaye was being held by Alexandria City on federal charges for armed bank robbery and was taken to hospital after he had attempted to self-harm. | Assaye was being held by Alexandria City on federal charges for armed bank robbery and was taken to hospital after he had attempted to self-harm. |
| While the manhunt was ongoing, Fairfax County ambulances were forced to ferry patients to other hospitals instead of the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. | While the manhunt was ongoing, Fairfax County ambulances were forced to ferry patients to other hospitals instead of the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. |
| According to a worker at the hospital an emergency announcement came over a loud speaker that instructed patients to remain in their rooms. | According to a worker at the hospital an emergency announcement came over a loud speaker that instructed patients to remain in their rooms. |