Hostage Situation in Hollister

Four people have been arrested after holding a mother and child hostage in Hollister.

Hollister police were called to a home in the 900 block of Evergreen Street Thursday night. Hollister Police and members of the Taney County Special Response Team negotiated with the four occupants of the home for about an hour before they surrendered.

The mother and child were not harmed.

Hollister police have not released the names of the suspects or why they were holding the woman and child.