FBI agents fatally shoot alleged hostage-taker in California

Key points

• The shooting ends a 12-hour standoff in the city of Bakersfield between suspect and law enforcement.
• The shooting ended a 12-hour standoff at an office in Bakersfield that houses a bank branch and a school district office.
• In a statement, the Bakersfield police said the suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel”.
• It added that “all hostages were located unharmed and received medical evaluation and treatment at the scene”.
• Later, on Wednesday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department confirmed that 10 hostages had been involved in the standoff.