EVACUATION WARNINGS, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. ANOTHER MAJOR STORY TONIGHT, A HOSTAGE SITUATION AND BOMB THREAT UNDERWAY IN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED INSIDE A BANK WITH THE SUSPECT. WE KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE CHASE BANK. THAT’S IN THE AREA OF 17TH STREET STARTING AROUND 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THE SUSPECT IS INSIDE THE BANK RIGHT NOW, WITH A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IS REFUSING TO LET THEM OUT OF THE ROOM. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR CRISIS OF THEIR CRISIS NEGOTIATION TEAM SAY THAT THEY REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT. THE SUSPECT OR SUBJECT INVOLVED IN THIS IS CONTAINED INSIDE A ROOM WITH A NUMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IS REFUSING TO LET THEM OUT AT THIS TIME. EVERYBODY IS SAFE. WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL VIA TELEPHONE. WITH OUR CRISIS NEGOTIATORS. STILL OBVIOUSLY A TENSE SITUATION RIGHT NOW. TH
FBI fatally shoots man holding hostages at Bakersfield Chase bank, police say
Updated: 8:01 AM PDT Jun 3, 2026
A man holding hostages inside a building in Southern California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said Wednesday.Previous coverage in the video player aboveThe suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel,” the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement.The 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.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel | Make KCRA a preferred news source in Google
A man holding hostages inside a building in Southern California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said Wednesday.
Previous coverage in the video player above
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 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.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.
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