Anthony Scott Searles-Harris has been named as the suspected bank robber who strapped a bomb to himself and held people hostage in Bakersfield.

A man is held up inside Chase Bank in Downtown Bakersfield, California with what appears to be a bomb strapped to his chest - police negotiators are already at the scene

A hostage situation is unfurling near the Chase bank branch in downtown Bakersfield in California.

An unidentified man entered the bank and is currently "barricaded" with an unknown number of people, according to Bakersfield Police Department Sgt. Eric Celedon.

Bakersfield police said in a social media post that "a confirmed bomb threat" was taking place at a Chase bank branch downtown.

A man allegedly threatened to detonate explosives and barricaded himself inside with at least one hostage, prompting evacuations nearby.

Officers responded to a report of a bomb threat in the afternoon at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield

A suspect with a bomb strapped to his body allegedly barricaded himself inside a California bank Tuesday afternoon with an unknown number of hostages.

A tense standoff unfolded Tuesday in Bakersfield, California, as a man barricaded himself inside a bank with an unknown number of hostages, police confirmed.

A man barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank in Bakersfield with hostages, making bomb threats. Police, SWAT, and federal teams are on scene working for a safe resolution.

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 suspect is dead and all hostages are safe after a standoff at a Bakersfield bank ended in a police shooting.

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Anthony Scott Searles-Harris has been named as the suspected bank robber who strapped a bomb to himself and held people hostage in Bakersfield.

Anthony Scott Searles-Harris held 10 people hostage at a California bank for 15 hours before he was shot dead by the FBI

Police identified Anthony Scott Searles-Harris as the suspect who was killed by FBI agents after taking 10 people hostage in Bakersfield.