FBI kill man holding hostages in California

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.