A suspected gunman was arrested after police ended a four-hour siege at a bowling alley in Nuneaton.
Officers were called to MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park at around 14:30 BST on Sunday after reports a man with a shotgun had taken two hostages.
A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill after police stormed the building at about 18:30 BST.
The suspect was treated for minor injuries. Two other men were uninjured.
Ch Supt Alex Franklin-Smith, from Warwickshire Police, said officers brought the incident to "a peaceful resolution".
The siege was "unconnected" to terrorism, he added.
Police said at about 19:00 BST that the cordon at the retail and leisure complex had been lifted and advised people they could now and any vehicles left there overnight.
The gunman reportedly walked into MFA Bowl and yelled "game over" before ordering people to get out.
About 40 or 50 people were said to be inside the complex at the time.
Both of the hostages - a duty manager and a bowling lane host - were unharmed but treated for shock.
Chris Clegg, operations director of MFA Bowl, said: "It's obviously not an everyday situation. The ambulance, police were checking them and making sure they were OK."
The firm's chief executive Mehdi Amshar said he understood the man was known to a member of staff at the bowling alley.
Specialist firearms officers and police negotiators were sent to the scene, and used flash bangs - which create a loud noise and bright light - to enter the premises.
Warwickshire Police said officers were called to reports of a man - described by eyewitnesses as "in his 40s" with a gun "slung" over his shoulder - with a firearm at 14:30 BST.
One witness, Chris Turner, told the BBC he was walking past the front entrance to the bowling alley when the man "ran up to the door".
He had "a gun in his hand" and told him to "get out of the area", he said.
Mr Turner said the man shouted at a crowd of people outside to leave, saying: "I've
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