SWEETWATER, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A DoorDash driver alerted police to a hostage situation after delivering suspicious items to a Sweetwater motel Monday morning.

Neil Cooper has been identified as the suspect involved in the hostage situation at the Sweetwater Inn on Georgia Avenue around 11:30 a.m.

A DoorDash called police to the motel because he was suspicious due to a delivery he made to Cooper's room, but they did not disclose what items were involved, according to a press release from the Sweetwater Police Department.

Witnesses told KTAB and KRBC Cooper ordered items like trash bags, zip ties, bleach, a hatchet, and more.

When officers arrived at Cooper's motel room, he refused to exit and advised he was armed. They also found a hostage being held inside.

This hostage was quickly r

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