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Flagstaff Police Arrest Montana Man Shooting at Crowd from Hotel Room

11/3 Flagstaff Police arrested a Montana man for allegedly shooting at a group of people standing outside of the Hotel Aspen Inn on East Route-66, Saturday night. Officials say they arrived and saw 45-year-old James Hansen standing outside a room on the second floor, holding a gun. He was told to drop the weapon, which he did and was taken into custody without further incident. Officials say the victims had not had prior contact with Hansen and did not know him. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, endangerment, discharging a weapon within city limits and disorderly conduct involving a weapon.