Suspect Who Took 10 People Hostage in California Standoff Has Been Shot and Killed, Police Say

Suspect Who Took 10 People Hostage in California Standoff Has Been Shot and Killed, Police Say
FBI agents respond after a man barricaded himself inside a building with hostages Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Bakersfield, Calif. David Dennis/AP Photo
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A man was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday after taking 10 school employees hostage inside a Southern California office building and warning that he had strapped explosives to himself and some of the hostages, police said.

Authorities stormed the building in downtown Bakersfield overnight, ending a nearly 16-hour standoff during which the suspect tied up half the hostages, police said.