A 15-hour hostage standoff at a Chase bank in Bakersfield ended early Wednesday with the suspect dead and all hostages rescued unharmed. - The standoff began Tuesday at 1 p.m.
when a man barricaded himself inside with several people. - Crisis negotiators and FBI responded after a bomb threat call.
- The suspect died in a law enforcement shooting around 4 a.m. Wednesday.
- All hostages were unharmed and received medical evaluation at the scene. The area remained blocked off, and residents were urged to avoid it.