Suspect holding hostages at California bank killed by FBI
A suspect holding hostages at a bank in Bakersfield, California was killed by the FBI during an operation. The standoff began when the man barricaded himself inside the JPMorgan Chase Bank with a bomb. Two hostages were released before the FBI intervened and the suspect was shot.
- ▪The suspect was shot and killed by the FBI during an officer involved shooting.
- ▪The standoff began when the suspect barricaded himself inside a bank with a bomb.
- ▪Two hostages were released late Tuesday evening before the FBI's intervention.
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The suspect responsible for holding hostages inside a bank in downtown Bakersfield, California was shot and killed by the FBI on Wednesday. The Bakersfield Police Department said the suspect was killed in “an officer involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation Personnel.” Recommended Stories Police respond to hostage situation and bomb threat at California bank FBI launches Operation Summer Heat 2.0 after last year’s ‘historic success’ DOJ investigating George Santos for alleged insider trading on Kalshi: Report The standoff began Tuesday afternoon when a man barricaded himself inside a JPMorgan Chase Bank location in Bakersfield, reportedly with a bomb strapped to his body.
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