Man who held 10 hostages in California building for over 15 hours was Army vet with criminal history

A man who was holding 10 hostages inside a building in Southern California was shot and killed by the FBI on Wednesday after a standoff that lasted for more than 15 hours, police said. The suspect, who was later identified as an Army veteran and convicted sex offender, was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel,” the Bakersfield Police Department said in a statement. The standoff in downtown Bakersfield began Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a call of a bomb threat at the Chase Bank building. The four-story building also housed local school district offices. Bakersfield Police said the man, identified as 41-year-old Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, barricaded himself inside with several people and multiple explosive devices. ------------------------------------- Follow Scripps News on other platforms— Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on X: https://x.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on TikTok:   / scrippsnews