In California, a man barricaded himself in a bank with other people

In the US state of California, an unknown man has barricaded himself in the Chase Bank building with people inside and is threatening to blow up the building, and one hostage has now been released. This was reported on June 2 by the ABS News TV channel, citing sources.

"Thanks to the cooperation of our crisis negotiation team and the assistance of the FBI negotiation team, we were able to negotiate the safe surrender of one of the hostages," the publication says.

According to the TV channel, the bomb threat was received on the afternoon of June 2, local time, after a man "barricaded himself" in the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield. The number of people who are inside is unknown. The man threatened to blow up the bank, but the information on the presence of the bomb has not yet been confirmed by the authorities. Negotiations with the suspect continue over the phone.

According to the report, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are providing all possible assistance, and several buildings in the vicinity have been evacuated.

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