FILE: A view east in downtown Bakersfield, Calif., towards the Sierra in the distance, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. 

A hostage crisis inside a downtown Bakersfield bank ended early Wednesday when the FBI reportedly shot and killed a man who had barricaded himself and a number of hostages inside for hours on Tuesday afternoon and night. 

Bakersfield Police Department released a statement Wednesday morning that the suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel.” 

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Hostages at the scene were freed with none harmed.

On Tuesday afternoon, KGET-TV reported a man walked into a Chase Bank property making bomb threats and taking hostages, prompting the city to shut down a big swath of downtown. A standoff and negotiations ensued. At least two hostages were reportedly released overnight, with crisis........

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