SCMP Economy6/3/2026Crime1 min readChina
Suspect Killed in FBI Officer-Involved Shooting During Hostage Standoff at Bakersfield Chase Bank
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- A suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting by FBI personnel after a 12-hour standoff at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield.
- The incident began with a bomb threat, and all hostages were freed unharmed.
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The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel”, the 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.
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