Bomb threat at Bakersfield, California, building prompts evacuations

A man remained barricaded inside a California bank building with an unknown number of hostages early Wednesday amid an ongoing standoff that has stretched for roughly 15 hours and prompted a massive law enforcement response including the FBI and crisis negotiators

A man remained barricaded inside a California bank building with an unknown number of hostages early Wednesday amid an ongoing standoff that has stretched for roughly 15 hours and prompted a massive law enforcement response including the FBI and crisis negotiators.

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Police in Bakersfield, California, say the unidentified man made bomb threats Tuesday afternoon before barricading himself inside with “several community members” still inside.

At least two hostages have been released during the ongoing situation, and officials have reported no injuries as crisis negotiators work to resolve the situation peacefully, police spokesperson Sally Selby said in a statement.