The FBI and Bakersfield Police rescued all 10 hostages and neutralized the suspect after a 16-hour standoff at a Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield. - The suspect, Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, was shot and killed by the FBI Hostage Rescue Team around 4:30 a.m.
on June 3. - Two hostages were released during negotiations; the remaining eight were rescued when the FBI breached the second floor.
- Searles-Harris was a registered sex offender with a criminal history and had claimed to have explosives attached to hostages. - Authorities are investigating a YouTube video allegedly made by the suspect expressing frustration with his legal case.
The incident ended without physical injury to any hostages, and victim services are being provided.