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Suspect Dead After 15-Hour Hostage Standoff in Downtown Bakersfield

03 June 2026 16:25

A 15-hour hostage standoff in downtown Bakersfield ended Wednesday morning when FBI agents fatally shot the suspect. - The suspect, Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, took 10 hostages at an office building on 17th Street.

- He tied up five hostages and strapped explosives to several, authorities said. - Two hostages were freed during overnight negotiations; the standoff ended around 4:30 a.m.

when the FBI shot the suspect. - All hostages were rescued unharmed; the suspect's motives remain under investigation.

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