Man takes hostages at California bank as bomb threat prompts evacuations

Man shot dead after taking multiple hostages in California bank

Two hostages were released on Tuesday, and the remaining hostages released on Wednesday were unharmed, police said.

Calif. police continue negotiations with man holding hostages under bomb threat

After more than 20 hours of negotiations and the release of two hostages, the barricaded man and several other hostages remain inside the building as of 9:30 a.m. on May 3

Man takes hostages and threatens to bomb a bank in California

Mayor Karen Goh of Bakersfield asked people to avoid the area. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Man who barricaded himself inside Chase Bank building in California dies, hostages unharmed

6am Coverage UPDATE (9:04 AM): An hours-long hostage situation inside a bank in Bakersfield, California is over. The man who barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank building with a number of hostages Tuesday afternoon has died at the scene, and all the hostages have been recovered unharmed. According to a statement from the Bakersfield Police Department, "The hostage situation concluded following an officer-involved shooting involving federal bur…

Two hostages released as standoff at Chase bank building in Southern California stretches on

Police are locked in negotiations with a man holding hostages inside a building that houses a Chase bank branch in Southern California, officials said.

2 hostages released as standoff with man in Bakersfield office building continues

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Police in California continued to negotiate with a man holding hostages inside a building that houses a Chase Bank branch in Bakersfield. Two hostages have been already released, but it is unclear how many more are being held.