Police Act After 5 Hour Standoff With Gunman in Panera Restaurant

Police Act After 5 Hour Standoff With Gunman in Panera Restaurant
The Panera restaurant on Nassau Street in Princeton where armed man had five hour standoff with police. Google Maps screenshot
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A man who barricaded himself in a Panera restaurant in Princeton, New Jersey, was shot and killed by police after a five-hour standoff.

No one is certain what set off Scott Mielentz, 56, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, when he entered the Panera on Nassau Street around 10 a.m. on March 20. 6ABC reported that the Mielentz entered the restaurant and began waving a gun in the air.