A man who was holding hostages inside a California office building for more than 15 hours was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday, police said.

The authorities had been negotiating with a man inside an office building in Bakersfield, Calif., that included a Chase Bank branch. It was unclear how many people he held hostage.

A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI.

The suspect responsible for holding hostages inside a bank in downtown Bakersfield, California was shot and killed by the FBI.