FBI kill man holding hostages in California after 12-hour standoff following bomb threat

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A 12-hour hostage standoff in Bakersfield, California, concluded Wednesday when the FBI shot and killed a man holding hostages inside a building that houses a bank and school district office. The incident began Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat at a Chase Bank branch within the building. The suspect barricaded himself inside with several individuals, two of whom were released earlier in the standoff. All hostages were freed unharmed. The Bakersfield Police Department confirmed the fatal shooting was an "officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel." Nearby buildings were evacuated and roads closed during the prolonged situation.

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Two hostages were released on Tuesday after negotiations with authorities.

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The stand-off in downtown Bakersfield began on Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a call of a bomb threat at the Chase Bank building.

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All the hostages are free and none was harmed.

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The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel”.

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A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI.

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A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said on Wednesday.The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel”, the Bakersfield-police-department" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="139686" data-entity-type="organization">Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement. The stand-off ended about 12 hours after police were called to the building, police said.All the hostages are free and none was harmed, police said.The stand-off in downtown Bakersfield began on Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a call of a bomb threat at the Chase Bank building.Bakersfield Police said the man barricaded himself inside with several people. Two were released on Tuesday after negotiations with authorities.Nearby buildings, including City Hall and the police headquarters, were evacuated and some roads were temporarily closed during the hostage situation.

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