SWAT situation in Converse ends peacefully after man holds girlfriend and her three children hostage, police say

CONVERSE, Texas — A hostage situation ended peacefully Sunday afternoon in Converse.

Police at the scene said they were called out to the 9800 block of Meadow Way around 12:41 p.m. for a domestic disturbance involving an armed man who was holding his girlfriend and her three children hostage. 

When officers arrived, police say the man took the woman into a bedroom at the back of the home. Officers removed the children from the home, and held the scene until SWAT negotiators arrived.

Negotiators talked to the man and eventually got him to surrender after a few hours. He had an active parole violation and was arrested. No one was injured. 

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