The FBI stormed a building in Bakersfield, California to end a nearly 16-hour standoff during which the suspect had tied up hostages and claimed he strapped explosives to them and himself

Police say a man barricaded himself inside a bank in the Southern California city of Bakersfield with an unknown number of people. Sgt.

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