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Authorities in Bakersfield, California, offered details Wednesday on the hourslong standoff with a suspect who barricaded himself in a bank "with several community members," according to police. The situation ended early Wednesday when FBI personnel shot the suspect, authorities said.
The discovery comes in the midst of a U.S.-backed military crackdown on the organized crime gangs in Ecuador.
The FBI shot and killed a person suspected of holding people hostage at a bank in Bakersfield, California, police said, adding that all hostages are safe. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
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Negotiations continue after a bank standoff in Southern California that began Tuesday, where hostages were taken. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Police say a man barricaded himself inside a bank in Bakersfield, California, on Tuesday and appeared to have a bomb strapped to his body. The suspect also took several people hostage. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
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The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department said.
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Authorities in Bakersfield, California, offered details Wednesday on the hourslong standoff with a suspect who barricaded himself in a bank "with several community members," according to police. The situation ended early Wednesday when FBI personnel shot the suspect, authorities said.
The discovery comes in the midst of a U.S.-backed military crackdown on the organized crime gangs in Ecuador.
The FBI shot and killed a person suspected of holding people hostage at a bank in Bakersfield, California, police said, adding that all hostages are safe. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
Lynette Hooker's disappearance is being investigated as a possible murder, an official says, after her husband reported her missing during a sailing trip in the Bahamas. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
Negotiations continue after a bank standoff in Southern California that began Tuesday, where hostages were taken. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Authorities in Bakersfield, California, offered details Wednesday on the hourslong standoff with a suspect who barricaded himself in a bank "with several community members," according to police. The situation ended early Wednesday when FBI personnel shot the suspect, authorities said.