Hostage crisis ends

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A two-hour hostage crisis in Gardnerville ended at 5:15.

Highway 395 through Gardnerville was closed for an hour while Douglas County Sheriff's deputies surrounded the building the man was occupying.

A shot was heard inside the building and a short time later deputies entered the pharmacy in the Stratton Center, according to broadcast reports.

The highway through Gardnerville has reopened.