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FBI kills suspect after 12-hour hostage standoff at California bank

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An FBI-involved shooting concluded a 12-hour hostage situation at a Chase Bank in Bakersfield, California. The suspect, who had made a bomb threat, was killed by law enforcement. All hostages were freed unharmed after negotiations, with two hostages released earlier in the standoff. AI

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FBI kills suspect after 12-hour hostage standoff at California bank

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

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

    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”,…

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