AdvertisementAdvertisementFBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages on Jun 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, California. (Photo: AP/David Dennis)03 Jun 2026 11:15PM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST BAKERSFIELD, California: 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 Wednesday (Jun 3).The suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel”, the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement. The standoff ended about 12 hours after police were called to the building, police said.All the hostages are free and none were harmed, police said.Show MoreShow LessThe standoff in downtown Bakersfield began 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 Tuesday after negotiations with authorities.Nearby buildings, including City Hall and the police headquarters, were evacuated and some roads were temporarily closed during the hostage situation.Law enforcement responds after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages on Jun 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, California. (Photo: AP/David Dennis)FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages on Jun 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, California. (Photo: AP/David Dennis)Law enforcement responded after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages on Jun 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, California. (Photo: AP/David Dennis)Family members wait a block away from a bank building where a man barricaded himself inside with hostages on Jun 3, 2026, in Bakersfield, California. (Photo: AP/Erick Madrid)Officers established a perimeter around the area and warned the public to stay away. The police department’s crisis negotiation team had been in contact with the suspect by telephone.“We have every single resource at our disposal out here to bring this to the safest resolution possible,” Bakersfield police Sgt. Eric Celedon said Tuesday.A spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase said the bank branch is on the ground floor of the building and is currently empty.Jacob Davidson, a livestreamer known as Dad’s Gone Live, was a block from the bank at his family’s tattoo shop when he started getting calls about the bomb threat.“I went into the bank’s parking garage and watched the cops enter the back of the bank. This is the biggest police presence I’ve ever seen in this town,” Davidson said.His livestream captured through a window in the building a woman rocking back and forth Tuesday night before crouching below the window. Later, two hands could be seen waving.Source: AP/coSign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST