Bakersfield bank hostage standoff escalates as police negotiate releases
TL;DR
A suspect barricaded inside a downtown Chase Bank in Bakersfield with several hostages, triggering an hours-long standoff. The suspect has agreed to release two hostages, and no injuries have been reported. SWAT teams, hostage negotiators and a bomb squad are on scene as the FBI assists; nearby buildings were evacuated and the public is urged to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
- Suspect barricaded with hostages in Southern California bank, officials say CBS News
- Two hostages released amid bomb threat at Chase Bank in Bakersfield KBAK
- Man Takes Hostages and Threatens to Bomb a Bank in California The New York Times
- Bomb threat, hostage situation at Chase Bank building enters ninth hour; KCSO serves search warrant at Oildale home KGET.com
- Two hostages released amid hourslong standoff with man barricaded inside California office building CNN
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