🛑LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE: Chase Bank Bomb Threat Suspect Hostage Situation🛑 Bakersfield, CA

[1:05] Afternoon, everybody. Welcome back in to Let's Talk Live here in the LTL Media Channel. [1:11] We're covering and following the situation that happened overnight in Bakersfield, California. [1:17] I got a stream up right now of an IRL streamer that's down there. [1:21] It's been talking, trying to basically talk to law enforcement and FBI agents. [1:26] They're not really saying much, of course, because why would they? [1:30] Why would they want transparency full in this situation, right? [1:33] But what we're awaiting right now is the press conference from the Bakersfield Police Department. [1:40] Right now, we'll hang out here and watch this stream. [1:44] I'm going to back it up just a couple of minutes ago in an interaction with a couple of FBI agents. [1:49] Again, we're just waiting for this press conference to start. [1:51] I want to see what Bakersfield PD has to say about this. [1:54] That's supposed to take place at 10 a.m. Pacific time. [1:58] It's right now 12, 12 p.m. here on the East Coast. [2:01] And we'll just wait for everybody to come in. [2:04] I'm going to go back a little bit here. [2:07] Some interaction with some FBI agents. [2:09] Let's see what they had to say. [2:10] FBI as well? [2:12] Yeah. [2:12] Yeah. [2:13] Good morning. [2:13] How you doing? [2:14] Not too bad, man. [2:16] I see you guys neutralized the suspect already. [2:18] I can't comment. [2:19] You can't comment. [2:20] Word. [2:21] Real quick, though. [2:21] Do any of you guys wear body cams at all? [2:24] I can't comment on that either, sir. [2:25] You can't. [2:26] Very good day in blessing. [2:27] What? [2:28] You can't. [2:29] I'm guessing you won't give me your name either. [2:31] Why is that? [2:32] Nope. [2:32] Very good day. [2:35] You don't have to, huh? [2:37] Well, maybe one day we'll make you. [2:39] How does that sound? [2:49] That's crazy, man. [2:49] The feds don't have to identify, huh? [2:52] That's insane. [2:53] I thought that was policy for all law enforcement agencies. [2:58] That's crazy. [2:59] I asked them if any of them wear body cams. [3:01] They're like, I don't have to answer that. [3:02] Like, what, dude? [3:04] That's crazy. [3:07] We're a secretive organization is what we are. [3:09] What a weird attitude from that fucking fed, right? [3:22] So this is a live stream. [3:23] It's invalid transparency out on YouTube. [3:30] We'll just watch here for a little bit. [3:32] Waiting for the press conference. [3:33] See what they have to say about the situation. [3:36] But we're going to see some interactions here with some FBI agents. [3:39] This was just a couple of minutes ago via this live stream. [3:41] By law, by policy, they had to identify as well. [3:45] This lady said, fuck it, I'm going through. [3:49] She said, I don't give a fuck. [3:52] I don't give a fuck. [3:53] I don't give a fuck. [3:54] I don't give a fuck. [3:59] Shit. [4:01] She's going to walk right up in the building. [4:03] See what they have to say. [4:05] Watch this here. [4:06] These idiots are all fucking busy over here. [4:11] Welcome in, everybody. [4:14] Some FBI agents here. [4:17] This is interactions a couple of minutes ago. [4:18] They said, you can't be back here, man. [4:20] You got to get your ass on over there. [4:26] Hey, you guys all work for Fresno, [4:27] or is it Bakersfield out here as well? [4:33] I think they're mute. [4:35] They're not going to tell you anything, brother. [4:38] That's kind of rude. [4:39] You guys just ignored me. [4:40] Welcome in. [4:47] Why are you guys acting so weird and secretive, man? [4:58] Yeah. [4:59] Just working. [5:03] Are you guys all from Fresno or from Bakersfield as well? [5:07] You're not going to answer. [5:10] You guys are being a little weird, man. [5:13] No, it is. [5:14] It's the fact. [5:15] You guys are acting hella weird about it. [5:26] Thank you, Kim. [5:27] Thanks for the repost. [5:28] Appreciate that. [5:29] We'll get some people in here. [5:30] Wait in the press conference here. [5:32] It's supposed to be at 10 a.m. [5:35] Pacific time. [5:36] And that will be 1 p.m. [5:39] East Coast time. [5:40] That's where I'm at. [5:40] I'm out here in Massachusetts covering the story last night. [5:43] Go back and watch the streams if you haven't caught them. [5:46] And I'll give you guys an update here. [5:48] We'll just continue to watch this feed here until the said press conference at 10 a.m. [5:52] I'm going to speed it up to real time. [5:56] Let's see. [5:57] So last night, let me share this with you. [6:00] I just dropped a video about a couple of minutes ago. [6:04] Let's see. [6:06] And I'll share the update from the Bakersfield Police Department. [6:14] Let me share my screen here. [6:15] Welcome in, everybody. [6:16] Make sure to smash that like button when you come in. [6:18] Again, we're waiting for it. [6:20] Yeah, FBI doesn't have to say much. [6:22] Bakersfield Police Department's official press release Chase Bank building update on Wednesday, June 3rd at approximately 4.20 a.m. [6:31] That specific time. [6:32] The hostage situation concluded following an officer-involved shooting involving a Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel, that's the FBI, Bakersfield Police Department personnel were not involved in the use of force. [6:48] All hostages were located unharmed and received medical evaluations and treatment at the scene. [6:53] The suspect involved in this incident was pronounced deceased at the scene. [6:59] The investigation remains ongoing and a significant law enforcement presence will remain in the area for the next several hours as investigators process the scene. [7:10] Traffic closures are currently in effect between, I think it's Truxton, I might have that wrong, Avenue and 18th Street and between H and K Streets. [7:19] Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. [7:24] Delays are to be expected until sometime this afternoon. [7:26] A following press conference is tended to be planned for 10 a.m. [7:30] And that specific time out in front of the Bakersfield Police Department headquarters. [7:36] Additional information will be released as it becomes available. [7:38] So that's where we're at right now. [7:40] And again, we're waiting this presser. [7:42] We'll go up to the live IRL feed. [7:45] Thank you, Jody. [7:46] Thanks for coming in. [7:47] And if you haven't subscribed, please make sure to subscribe. [7:49] Smash the like button. [7:50] It's free to do that. [7:52] And it helps. [7:55] Let's see. [7:55] Tattoo ability. [7:56] So still a block away. [7:58] Noontime open business. [8:00] OK, so we're getting some updates in the area, maybe some residents down there. [8:03] Let me know if you're from the Bakersfield area. [8:06] Let us know in the chat. [8:07] And if you're down in that area, let us know what's going on. [8:12] I mean, the streets seem pretty barren. [8:14] We're still seeing a lot of police tape that are taping off the alleged crime scene as of right now. [8:20] And again, we're waiting until this pressers. [8:25] Right now, I got an IRL stream going. [8:28] I believe it's Sand Valley Transparency. [8:31] I think that was the name of the stream. [8:33] I apologize if that's wrong. [8:35] Sand. [8:35] Yeah. [8:36] Sand Valley Transparency. [8:38] And he's out on the streets of Bakersfield in Bakersfield right now. [8:42] And we're going to wait this presser at 10 a.m. [8:45] Let's see. [8:45] I like the Boston accent. [8:46] I'm from Boston University grad. [8:47] Oh, John. [8:48] That's awesome. [8:49] Yeah. [8:50] John was in the chat last night. [8:51] Hey, what's up, John? [8:52] You're a journalist, right? [8:54] In California. [8:55] Thanks for coming back and checking this out. [9:00] But again, we're just waiting this said press conference at 10 a.m. [9:05] local time out in California and 1 p.m. [9:08] here out in the East Coast. [9:09] And let me see if I have any article updates here so we can get a little bit more information. [9:17] Nothing really. [9:19] People Magazine. [9:20] Let's see. [9:21] The New York Times. [9:22] Let's see what they have. [9:24] They're probably going to bang me under a subscription here. [9:27] Okay. [9:28] Let's see this from the New York Times. [9:30] It's going to go away from this feed for now. [9:32] Let me share my screen. [9:34] Okay. [9:35] Let's see. [9:35] FBI killed suspects who held hostages overnight in California. [9:39] The authorities have been negotiating with a man inside the office building of Bakersfield, [9:45] California that included a Chase Bank branch. [9:49] It is unclear how many people were held hostage. [9:51] Okay. [9:52] So that was late last night. [9:53] FBI personnel killed a man on Wednesday morning who was suspected of holding people hostage [9:59] in an office building in downtown Bakersfield, California, ending in an overnight standoff. [10:03] The police said the shooting happened at around 4.20 a.m. on Wednesday, and that's local time [10:10] out in California. [10:11] The Bakersfield police said that more than 15 hours after reported the standoff that involved [10:16] reports of a bomb threat in a building that houses the Chase Bank branch. [10:22] The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. [10:24] The police said that the authorities did not say how many people were held hostage, but they [10:28] said that all of the hostages were on harm and received medical treatment. [10:33] Thank God. [10:33] The police department said earlier on Tuesday, they received a call reporting a bomb threat [10:39] around 1 p.m. [10:40] On Tuesday, a man had barricaded himself at one of the building's upper floors with several [10:45] hostages, police said. [10:46] Two people were released after negotiation, communicated with the suspect by phone. [10:51] The police said on Tuesday, the FBI, quote, assumed SWAT operations in the standoff late [10:58] on Tuesday, according to Sally Selby, a spokesperson for the Bakersfield Police Department, who did [11:03] not give further details. [11:04] The situation remained active into Wednesday morning, according to the email from FBI Sacramento [11:10] field office that was sent to around 2.30 a.m. [11:14] Excuse me. [11:14] The agency said that earlier on social media that it was supporting the response. [11:20] In a statement, Mayor Karen Gaw, I think it's Gaw, of Bakersfield, asked people to avoid the [11:26] area and to allow police officers and negotiators to safely carry out their duties. [11:32] The episode unfolded as votes are beginning to be cast in California's primary elections. [11:36] I'm going to say it. [11:37] I think that's completely unrelated, and that's the news that I've got at this time. [11:41] A correction was made on June 3rd, an earlier version of this article. [11:44] Okay, so they had a correction, but that's the latest and greatest out there in Bakersfield, [11:49] California. [11:50] Let's go back to the live feed. [11:52] And again, we're waiting in the live press conference from Bakersfield Police Department. [11:57] Let's see. [11:58] Yes. [11:59] Investigative journalists and U.S. [12:00] national security analysts based in L.A. [12:03] County. [12:03] Man, we should have you come over here and do some shows. [12:06] Reach out to me. [12:07] You ever want to be on a panel? [12:08] I'd love to hear some of your security analysis in some of these situations. [12:14] But yeah, that'd be great. [12:15] Love to have you on. [12:17] I'll drop my email if you're ever interested in coming on and talking about a situation, [12:20] John. [12:21] Hey, email me. [12:23] Letstalklivepodcast at gmail.com. [12:29] Mod's holding it down. [12:30] What's up, Simon? [12:31] Good to see you here. [12:32] Hope you got some sleep. [12:33] What time is it over there across the pond? [12:35] Let's get some sound. [12:44] Let's see what's going on. [12:48] Oh, look at this. [13:00] They ran away. [13:10] Yeah, yeah. [13:10] Interesting, right? [13:16] Thank you, John. [13:21] Try to keep it as, you know, professional as we can, I guess. [13:30] Why are you yelling at that man? [13:33] He's in an area that might be explosive in there. [13:37] No, no, no. [13:38] Hold on. [13:39] Hold on. [13:39] Hold on. [13:40] If you're going to record me, listen to me. [13:42] No, I don't have to listen to you. [13:43] If you're going to record me. [13:43] No, I don't have to listen to you. [13:44] Okay. [13:44] Hey, I'm going to record you. [13:45] Okay, now why am I going to answer you? [13:46] First and foremost, don't get in my personal fucking space. [13:49] All right. [13:49] Let me back up a little bit, all right? [13:50] All right. [13:51] Back the fuck up off me. [13:52] All right. [13:53] I didn't approach you. [13:54] I asked you a fucking question. [13:55] I don't know what the fuck your problem is, but I'm asking you why you're yelling at that, [13:59] man. [13:59] That side's been open and so has a fucking alleyway. [14:01] So he did not even fucking know that it was taped up. [14:04] Yeah, back your ass up, dude. [14:06] Back your ass up. [14:08] That's right. [14:08] And treat the people with respect. [14:11] Don't be talking to people the way you do. [14:13] You didn't even know. [14:14] No, you got up all up in my face, dude. [14:16] You got all up in my face, dude. [14:18] Back your ass up, dude. [14:21] Listen, do you see those yellow tapes still up? [14:23] On that side, they already opened it on that side, man. [14:26] You're going to listen to me. [14:27] I ain't going to listen to you. [14:29] We'll just leave it alone. [14:30] Okay. [14:31] I'm trying to get updates right now. [14:32] Yeah. [14:32] I need you to identify yourself. [14:34] Bullshit. [14:35] Get fucked, idiot. [14:37] I know. [14:38] I got you. [14:39] I got to take the call, guys. [14:40] I'll be right back. [14:41] Thank you. [14:42] You see how it works? [14:43] You see how it works? [14:47] You didn't ask me for mine, did you? [14:50] Because you're a nobody. [14:52] That's why. [14:52] Absolutely. [14:53] Damn right. [14:55] And I'm one of the people. [14:58] I'm one of the people and so is that guy. [15:02] I'm one of the people and so is that man. [15:04] The man that you were yelling at for no reason. [15:09] But it's open in the alley. [15:10] They opened it on that side of the street. [15:12] Well, the alley's open. [15:15] Yeah. [15:16] That's why he was there. [15:17] But you do want to sit there and yell at the man like he did something wrong, right? [15:21] Yeah. [15:22] Yeah. [15:22] Watch. [15:22] You watch how you talk to people. [15:24] That's why I'm here talking to you. [15:26] That's why I'm here talking to you. [15:33] It's always an interesting day, isn't it? [15:39] Hang on one second here. [15:41] I just want to let the audience know I do have a hard stop here at 2 p.m. on the East Coast. [15:47] I have a contractor coming to do some repairs at my house. [15:52] So I do have a hard stop here. [15:53] But we'll keep going here. [15:55] I want to see the press conference. [15:56] I want to see what Bakersfield Police Department is going to say. [16:01] And again, we're just watching an IRL stream here. [16:04] But we are getting some coverage down there on the streets to see what's going on. [16:09] The live feed is down below. [16:11] That's who's supplying it. [16:13] All right. [16:14] Let's get some sound here. [16:15] We'll hang out until the press conference. [16:17] This guy walks around with a radio and thinks he's in hot shit or something. [16:32] This guy puts on a radio and thinks he has some kind of authority. [16:39] He puts a radio on his hip and he thinks he has authority over the people. [16:42] Look at him. [16:49] San Juan Valley Transparency. [16:51] That is the live feed that we're checking in down in Bakersfield. [16:56] Let's see. [17:05] That dude wasn't bothering nobody. [17:06] He just walked down the alleyway. [17:08] And he's over there. [17:09] Comes out this side. [17:09] He's getting fucking yelled at. [17:14] Going around treating the people like shit. [17:16] Let's see. [17:30] I'm trying to figure out where. [17:32] You should have talked yourself down when you started yelling at that man. [17:35] For no reason. [17:41] How you doing today, man? [17:43] Not too bad. [17:52] So there's supposed to be a scheduled press conference at 10 a.m. [17:54] local time. [17:55] Nah, you ain't no fucking cop. [17:57] Out in front of. [17:58] Let me just kill the sound here for a second. [17:59] Out in front of the Bakersfield Police Department. [18:05] I'm just waiting for that. [18:07] I thought we'd get the stream going. [18:09] Get some people in here. [18:10] Let's see. [18:12] NH2 checking in. [18:13] Nice to see you, man. [18:13] We do have the Super Chat goal up above. [18:16] If you want to contribute, you can push the Super Chat button down below. [18:19] That's the little dollar sign in the chat where you can become a member. [18:23] There's also other ways to support the stream as well. [18:25] I have my link attached to the top of the chat. [18:29] At least I think I do. [18:32] Maybe not. [18:33] Maybe I need to put it out there. [18:36] Let's see. [18:43] And you can send cash app memo or whatever way you like. [18:48] Let's see. [18:48] So, suspect has been confirmed deceased at 4.20 a.m. this morning. [18:57] That was local time. [18:58] And we're just waiting for this presser to start. [19:06] Let's get some sound there. [19:10] See what's going on. [19:12] He thinks just because he's seen that man was homeless and he's seen that his clothes were dirty and he was out there in that area that he can just yell at him and cuss him out and shit. [19:26] Like, who the fuck are you, bro? [19:28] The cop wasn't even fucking telling him nothing. [19:31] You're fucking sitting there yelling at the dude? [19:32] You're fucked, fool. [19:41] Right? [19:44] John Chimony says cops tend to overdo it with the overly broad perimeters. [19:53] Yeah. [19:54] And then what happens, I think, too, is it just causes a lot of it causes a lot of confusion where we sat here and waited for a, you know, an update this morning. [20:10] It took forever for them to update. [20:13] I mean, it was all over Twitter. [20:14] I was tweeting about it. [20:15] I had some really great people that reached out to me on Twitter and said, hey, you know, this is an official press release. [20:19] I mean, the Bakersfield Police Department, their official official police press release was at, let's check out what time, was about an hour ago. [20:31] So that's 1130 a.m. here on the East Coast. [20:34] What's that? [20:34] 730 in the morning out on the West Coast. [20:39] So, again, we're waiting the press conference. [20:46] We're getting an IRL streamer down there on the streets, kind of checking out the, you know, the carryover from last night. [20:54] And it does look like, obviously, the police presence has thinned. [21:02] We'll get a little sound here. [21:12] I just want to remind everybody, I do have a hard stop at 2 p.m. East Coast time. [21:18] I have a contractor coming by my house today to do some repairs. [21:21] Chassie, thank you so much. [21:22] Kicking it off with a $20 super chat. [21:25] It says, thank you, Brian, for your continued hard work and dedication. [21:27] I'm getting out of here. [21:28] I said, my hard work and dedication, getting us the news update so quickly. [21:33] You are the best. [21:34] Thank you so much. [21:35] I appreciate it. [21:38] Yeah, any people from Bakersfield in the chat? [21:40] Let us know what the atmosphere is like, you know, besides what we've seen in the last 24, 36 hours. [21:47] What is it like out there? [21:51] Is it like a happening place? [21:53] Is there a lot of activity in the city? [21:55] I mean, obviously, given the situation, it seems like a lot of people are, the businesses are open or, you know, people are thriving right now in that area. [22:04] You know, let us know. [22:05] Yeah, any locals. [22:11] Whatever. [22:12] Going to close off that room. [22:13] They're going to let people fucking get to work and shit. [22:17] So, but anyhow, I mean, yeah, I'm going to be going to the, the wannabe cop went that way, guys. [22:29] I mean, idiot. [22:31] I'm going to be going live showing that documentary. [22:33] So, you guys, make sure you hit that bell. [22:35] And if you want to make sure you get my notification, you guys go to some of my videos and watch some of my videos, hit the thumbs up, leave some comments. [22:45] That'll let YouTube know that you want to see my videos. [22:49] All right. [22:50] Let's see. [22:53] Yes, people live. [22:54] I live in Baco. [22:55] You live in Baco. [22:56] All right. [22:56] Cool. [23:01] Again, waiting this press conference is, oh, he just went, he went off air. [23:05] Okay, cool. [23:06] We'll just chill here. [23:08] We'll see if we got anything else. [23:14] Again, we're waiting the press conference from Bakerfield Police Department. [23:18] It's supposed to be at 10 a.m. local time. [23:24] Let's see. [23:24] This is from last night. [23:26] I showed this last night. [23:27] I'm going to play this video from a witness that described the situation as it immediately happened. [23:33] Here we go. [23:34] Let's play this. [23:35] 17 news crew spoke with a customer who was just inches away from the suspect. [23:39] 17's Andres Armenta has more on today's top story from the man who saw it unfold in real time. [23:46] Warm Tuesday afternoon and a regular trip to Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield for Freddy Arredondo. [23:55] Out of nowhere, this guy appears from our left side and he's just standing right there and he interrupts us and he's like, it's a bad day to be at the bank. [24:03] In seconds, the situation got heated. [24:06] As he was talking to us, that's when he started reaching like this and that's when he just whips out the switch. [24:10] And that's when like my eyes just got big like, oh no, like this is actually a bomb. [24:16] And I've never seen anything like this or felt anything like that. [24:21] You know, it was just beyond words. [24:23] A moment of stillness and eternity for Arredondo. [24:26] I was just fearing for my wife. [24:28] She was outside, my kids, you know, not being able to see them ever again. [24:31] It was just a lot right there. [24:34] You know, you sort of do feel everything flashed before you. [24:37] Among the silent chaos, Arredondo says the suspect began a speech. [24:41] He started just bringing up his marine career and stuff. [24:44] And he was just rambling on that. [24:46] And like I said, I was just trying to walk back and that's when he started really getting mad at me. [24:51] And I didn't want to listen. [24:52] You know, I wanted to live. [24:53] Arredondo says he was the only one slowly backing away from the suspect before taking advantage of a second of distraction. [25:01] I just turned around and started running out and that's when he started screaming. [25:03] But when I did that, everybody else ran out too, you know, so it sort of gave everybody a little more of a chance. [25:09] But yeah. [25:10] After calling 911, Arredondo captured the early scenes of police response. [25:15] That brings us to where we are now with all possible units ranging from SWAT to K-9, bomb squad and negotiators to try and mediate the situation. [25:23] This is a very active scene. [25:25] We ask that if any members of the community are watching this right now, please stay out of the area. [25:30] That way the police officers on scene. [25:32] Thank you, Mary. [25:32] We need to do to bring this to the safest conclusion possible. [25:35] All right. [25:40] Let's check out this update here. [25:43] This is from this morning. [25:44] Again, waiting the live presser at 10 a.m. [25:48] Local time out here on the East Coast would be 1 p.m. [25:52] All right. [25:52] Here we go. [25:52] Good morning. [25:52] It is 6 a.m. [25:53] I'm Lauren Holcomb. [25:54] And I'm Anthony Vasquez. [25:56] As we begin this morning with breaking news, we've been tracking all day. [25:59] Terror in downtown Bakersfield. [26:01] A standoff involving a bomb threat at the Chase Bank building is stretching into its second day. [26:07] Our Zulie Cisneros is out there live right now. [26:10] Zulie, you've been out there all morning long. [26:13] A couple of hours now to be exact. [26:14] What are you seeing? [26:15] So police haven't given us any kind of official update, but the street I'm going to show you right behind me is practically empty from earlier. [26:26] We don't know why, but around 2.30 this morning, major agencies started pulling out. [26:30] FBI, SWAT, the Bearcat is gone. [26:33] Most medics and police are gone as well. [26:36] There are city workers behind me that are pulling away the porta-potties they had set up for the officers that were working. [26:43] The street is just empty comparatively to when I got here at 5. [26:46] Just a street over, the media outlets are trying to get a glimpse inside the Chase building. [26:50] We can kind of see them trying to inch further up. [26:54] I was there yesterday when it broke in the afternoon. [26:57] Police say a man walked up with something that looked like a bomb strapped to his chest, and people were told to get on the ground. [27:05] As of now, we know at least two hostages have been released. [27:08] We don't know their conditions at this time. [27:11] Police have also not released the suspect's identity. [27:13] I spoke to the man who described the haunting first moment in the bank. [27:17] Here's what he had to say. [27:25] So he basically told me that all he could think about was getting to his wife and kids, [27:30] and before he could even think, he was halfway out the building expecting an explosion behind him. [27:36] Police arrived within minutes and blocked off the area. [27:39] SWAT and FBI agents assisted. [27:41] It's impacting streets between 17th and California, just before the tracks, as well as F through L. [27:46] We saw families holding vigils for the hostages trapped inside the building. [27:51] Local businesses were shuttering their doors, and we just got news that the Kern County Superintendent of Schools told employees to work from home. [28:00] It's been an emotional and intense 17 hours. [28:02] It's not clear when it'll be over, but the tension does seem to be down, [28:06] and when we do get confirmation that something has happened, we'll bring that to you. [28:09] Reporting to you from downtown Bakersfield, Zulie Cisneros, 17 News. [28:13] All right, Zulie, thank you. [28:15] Looks like the situation may be clearing up. [28:17] As she said, this is an active scene, though, and authorities are asking you to avoid the area. [28:22] Road closures are in effect in the area surrounding the Chase Bank building. [28:26] You see it right there on the map. [28:28] This is affecting traffic between Truxton Avenue to 18th Street and 8th Street to L Street. [28:33] Those roads are blocked off as we speak, but, of course, the best course of action is to avoid the downtown area as much as possible. [28:40] All right, we're going to go to another report here from this morning. [28:49] Again, we're waiting the press conference. [28:51] It's supposed to be a live press conference, Bakersfield PD, at 10 a.m. local time. [28:56] Until then, we'll just play some clips from this morning. [29:00] We'll get that live feed for you guys in a moment. [29:02] All right, I'm going to play this here. [29:04] I'm going to step away for a second. [29:05] Be right back. [29:06] This is breaking news. [29:08] Good morning. [29:12] Thanks for joining us. [29:13] I'm Cornelia Nicholson. [29:14] I'm Aaron Perlman. [29:15] Several buildings in downtown Bakersfield still on lockdown this morning after Bakersfield police were alerted of a bomb threat at the Chase Bank. [29:24] That's where we find our eyewitness news reporter, Solomon Lanvinca, live in downtown Bakersfield this morning with the latest developments. [29:29] Solomon, you've been there since early this morning. [29:32] What have you found out? [29:36] Hey, good morning. [29:37] Yeah, we are still here in downtown Bakersfield. [29:40] We're still awaiting to hear the official capture of the man that shut down downtown Bakersfield for almost 13 hours. [29:48] Let's go ahead and catch you up on what we know at this current hour of 6 o'clock. [29:52] Just after 2 a.m., Eyewitness News crew saw a group of SWAT exiting the Chase building, what looked to be the suspect arrested and lifted with his belly down. [30:01] SWAT made their way down a back alley where onlookers in a nearby parking garage roared with applause, [30:07] putting an end to the suspected overnight standoff. [30:13] Now, at this time, we have not heard from any law enforcement or when the press conference will happen. [30:17] Let's catch you up on how we got to this point. [30:19] We have since learned that this became an active hostage situation. [30:23] BPD says that the man claimed that he had a bomb strapped to his body with several community members. [30:28] There's still no word on how many people were inside at the time. [30:31] FBI and local crisis negotiators were able to successfully negotiate for the release of two of the hostages throughout the night. [30:39] Now, at this moment, we can confirm that the hostages have been escorted out of the building by SWAT. [30:44] Anxious family members have been by my right side all night and waiting to be reunited with their families. [30:51] One of the family members confirmed to Eyewitness News that that was his daughter amongst the seven to nine people that were escorted by SWAT. [30:58] At this hour, we have been told that the police have notified the family members to meet them and meet those family members, [31:07] those hostages at the police headquarters, which is right around the corner from us, [31:11] reminding you that the Chase building actually is kitty corner to City Hall. [31:16] Now, Tiffany Choate, the owner of a nearby tattoo shop, [31:19] she believes that her husband was in the bank yesterday and may have just missed running into that suspect. [31:24] He literally had walked out and got a text message less than a minute later that this was going on. [31:33] I just started crying when I saw him just because, I mean, it's just one more minute and he would have been in there. [31:40] And it's just scary. [31:41] Now, as far as the closed streets at this time, [31:49] this obviously prompted a downtown citywide shutdown of the streets. [31:54] Bakersfield police said the areas between 18th and Truxton Avenue and Chester to H Street are closed. [32:00] City of Bakersfield said that they are also aware of the ongoing incident with several buildings in downtown evacuated. [32:07] But as a precaution, City Hall North, City Hall South, [32:10] the Development Service building and the Bakersfield police headquarters are locked down until further notice. [32:15] What we can report is that the FBI has taken over this case. [32:20] We have reached out to the FBI and they have said that there is still an active investigation currently going, [32:26] even though we have seen the hostages successfully released, all of them unharmed as far as what we know. [32:34] And right now it's currently waiting for an official press conference from FBI, [32:40] but we are currently still on standby. [32:41] But for now, reporting in downtown Bakersfield, I'm Salma Ladvinka for Eyewitness News. [32:47] All right. [32:49] So this is where we're at right now. [32:52] Waiting this press conference. [32:54] Supposed to be at 10 a.m. local time. [32:56] Let's go to another report I had here from this morning. [33:02] Or was it? [33:11] All right. [33:11] Let me pull this one up. [33:12] Again, waiting the live presser. [33:18] Let's see. [33:19] Thanks, everybody. [33:20] If you're in here, just please make sure to smash that smash. [33:24] Smash the like button, please. [33:27] And again, we're waiting a live presser at 10 a.m. [33:36] from the Bakersfield Police Department. [33:40] Supposed to be at 10 a.m. [33:43] And Dad's Gone Live did an amazing job last night with their coverage. [33:47] We streamed them for about five hours. [33:50] Gave them a good shout out on X. [33:54] All right. [33:54] Let's play through this here. [33:55] Let's see. [33:56] We got seven news. [33:57] Hostages remain trapped inside of a building. [34:00] This is happening in Bakersfield. [34:02] And this is new video just into our newsroom showing possible family members arriving to that scene and being escorted by police. [34:09] Other people were seen hugging and saying prayers. [34:12] And within the last 15 hours, just two hostages have been released as police and federal agents continue to swarm the scene. [34:19] This has been going on since yesterday afternoon. [34:21] Eyewitness News reporter Monica D'Anda joins us live with the very latest on this. [34:26] Monica. [34:28] Good morning. [34:28] Just a very delicate situation that we continue to monitor over there in Bakersfield as we stand by for an official update from police this morning. [34:36] We want to take you back right now to the chilling moment when first responders first responded to that scene. [34:40] We understand hostages were stuck inside of that building overnight after a man entered the Chase Bank and barricaded himself inside around 1 p.m. yesterday. [35:07] Negotiations with that suspect have been ongoing since the bomb threat was first reported. [35:12] The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are among the agencies helping Bakersfield police. [35:17] Two hostages have been released from the building, but the focus remains on trying to get everyone else out safely. [35:25] Can't imagine what they're going through. [35:27] I'm sure they're absolutely terrified. [35:29] I just send all my prayers and love and positive thoughts to them and their families. [35:36] According to police, crisis negotiators were in contact with the barricaded suspect over the phone. [35:41] However, authorities have not confirmed if there is a bomb. [35:44] But check this out. [35:46] New video just into our newsroom appears to show people being escorted by members of the SWAT team. [35:51] A short time ago, family members who have spent all night there also seen embracing one another. [35:56] So at this moment, we are standing by to get an update from police. [36:00] No word yet if any more hostages have been released this morning, if the suspect has been detained, or what the motive behind all of this is. [36:07] So lots of questions still remain. [36:08] Of course, we will keep you updated on this developing story. [36:11] I'm going to give you the most updated information right now. [36:15] Hang on one second. [36:16] Let me pull this presser up. [36:18] This press release from Bakersfield PD. [36:21] This was about 11 a.m. here on the East Coast. [36:27] We'll read this through for anybody that's just coming in. [36:31] Okay. [36:31] So the situation is as goes. [36:34] Bakersfield Police Department official press release. [36:37] Chase Bank building update. [36:38] On Wednesday, June 3rd, at approximately 4.20 a.m., the hostage situation concluded following an officer-involved shooting involving the FBI, involving FBI personnel. [36:50] Bakersfield Police Department were not involved in the use of force. [36:54] All hostages were located unharmed and received medical evaluation and treatment at the scene. [37:00] And here it is. [37:01] The suspect involved in this incident was pronounced deceased at the scene. [37:07] The investigation remains ongoing, and a significant law enforcement presence will remain in the area for the next several hours as investigators process the scene. [37:16] Traffic closures are currently in between Truxton Ave and 18th Street and begin 8th Street and K Street. [37:22] You guys have easy street names out there. [37:26] It's so easy. [37:27] Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. [37:32] Delays are to be expected until sometime this afternoon. [37:36] Following a follow-up press conference is tentatively planned for 10 a.m. at the front of the Bakersfield Police Department headquarters. [37:45] Additional information will be released as it becomes available. [37:50] And that's where we're at right now. [37:52] We're about 12 minutes out from this said press conference. [37:56] And I haven't seen a feed. [37:58] I haven't seen a live feed yet. [38:01] So we're going to keep trying to get a feed of this said press conference. [38:06] You would think that there would be media down there right now. [38:10] I know Mary sent me some links. [38:16] Hang on. [38:19] My mod Mary sent me some links. [38:24] All right. [38:24] Hang on one second. [38:26] I got something here. [38:27] 33 minutes ago posted. [38:28] It might be old information, but we're going to try. [38:32] Let's see. [38:33] Dead. [38:33] Following reports of a man holding hostages at a bank in California. [38:38] The standoff started yesterday afternoon in downtown Bakersfield. [38:42] Let's get right to CBS News correspondent Jonathan Bigliotti, [38:45] who is live on the scene right now in Bakersfield, California. [38:48] And Jonathan, what can you tell us? [38:52] Yeah. [38:52] Good morning to you, Mugo. [38:54] Bakersfield Police confirming our reporting from earlier this morning, [38:57] announcing that this hostage situation is now over. [39:01] They put out a statement just moments ago describing this as an officer-involved shooting, [39:06] involving an FBI agent and the suspect. [39:09] They go on to say, and I'm quoting here, [39:11] all hostages were located unharmed and received medical value. [39:20] There were no major injuries involved in this standoff, [39:24] but a dramatic end to what was a 14-hour standoff with police, [39:28] other law enforcement, and the suspect inside the Chase building behind me. [39:33] This did not involve the bank, according to the bank, [39:36] who also put out their own statement. [39:37] It appears the suspect yesterday, 1 o'clock in the afternoon, [39:41] entered that complex, went to separate offices [39:43] with what appeared to be some kind of explosive device worn on him. [39:48] That immediately triggered a massive response. [39:51] As you can imagine, you had the SWAT team here, [39:54] canines, the bomb squad, hostage negotiators, [39:57] and the FBI arriving here on scene. [40:00] The suspect was described as cooperative [40:02] and for many hours was talking with negotiators. [40:05] Just last night, in the late night hours, [40:08] two hostages were released. [40:10] What exactly led to this standoff, [40:12] where you had the FBI agent, according to local police, [40:16] inside that building within contact of the suspect? [40:19] That is unclear. [40:20] We can tell you in that statement [40:22] that Bakersfield police put out, [40:23] there will be a press conference held this morning, [40:26] 10 o'clock local time, [40:28] where we hope to learn a whole lot more. [40:30] I can tell you, we arrived here this morning around 2 o'clock. [40:33] You could tell immediately when we arrived, [40:35] things were already starting to calm down. [40:37] In fact, I saw a family and spoke with some family members [40:39] of the people inside. [40:42] As you can imagine, they were anxious [40:44] as they were awaiting word. [40:45] And now that word has come officially. [40:47] The suspect shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting [40:51] with an FBI agent and all hostages. [40:54] And we believe at this hour, that number is eight. [40:56] All of them have been recovered, safe and sound. [40:59] Very glad to hear that. [41:01] And Jonathan, obviously, as you said, [41:03] a news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. [41:04] But have police said anything at all [41:06] about this suspect, who this person is? [41:11] They have not. [41:13] We do not know his identity, [41:15] his connection to this building, [41:16] if he worked there, [41:18] if he knew anybody that was inside. [41:20] We also don't precisely know what he had on him, [41:23] the contents of that explosive device, [41:26] if it actually ultimately turned out to be a bomb [41:29] that could have been activated, [41:30] or if he had any other kind of weapon on him [41:33] that may have led that FBI agent to open fire. [41:36] A lot of... [41:37] Okay, guys, we're going to go to the live press conference. [41:39] We got it here. [41:41] Bakersfield. [41:41] Let's see. [41:42] All last night into early this morning [41:47] lasted about 19 hours. [41:49] Yeah, and just another reminder, [41:51] this will be seen on both of our broadcasts [41:53] on KBFACVS as well as here on Fox 58. [41:57] So don't go anywhere. [41:58] As soon as ARC is over, [41:59] we'll be up live with this. [42:03] All right, we're going to hang out here. [42:12] Popular dating app has a new system. [42:15] Make it easier to determine [42:16] if someone you match with [42:18] is really looking for a relationship. [42:20] All right, we'll get out of that for a second. [42:22] We'll come back in about eight minutes. [42:24] We'll watch that live press conference. [42:28] Chuck says Bakersfield will be late an hour as usual. [42:34] Well, here's the thing, John. [42:35] We want to see what the legacy media says, right? [42:38] We want to see what they say to us, [42:40] what they tell us, [42:42] and then you know we will do our due diligence [42:45] as to looking into what really happened in Bakersfield. [42:49] And I'm going to dig around [42:51] and see what I can come up with. [42:53] I've had a ton of people from that area [42:56] emailing me, messaging me, [42:58] giving me leads, giving me tips. [43:00] I appreciate that. [43:03] So we'll dig around. [43:05] You know, John, [43:06] we like to scratch around in the dirt [43:11] and really figure out what's going on. [43:14] Natalie said she didn't go to bed until 3.30 a.m. [43:16] Yeah. [43:17] And we're just awaiting the press conference here [43:19] in a couple of minutes. [43:21] It looks like local station affiliate [43:24] or local affiliate station. [43:26] What was that? [43:28] KBXT? [43:29] I might have that wrong, [43:31] but we'll see. [43:33] And we'll see what they have to say. [43:36] KBAK or KBFX. [43:42] Eyewitness News out of Bakersfield. [43:46] So we'll wait to see what happens. [43:48] And I appreciate everybody coming in. [43:50] Please make sure to smash the like button. [43:52] Lots of new subscribers, [43:54] lots of new onlookers. [43:56] And I hope that you find value [43:59] in the stream today. [44:01] And we're just waiting for them [44:07] to get out of there. [44:08] Let's see. [44:10] We'll go back to the coverage here in a minute. [44:15] It's supposed to kick off. [44:16] I didn't get to sleep until about... [44:18] I went off stream at about 2.30 in the morning. [44:22] I didn't get to bed till about 3. [44:24] I woke up at 7. [44:27] I fell back asleep till 8. [44:29] I jumped on. [44:30] I looked for updates this morning. [44:32] There wasn't really much. [44:33] And then at about 11.30 East Coast time, [44:36] we had a press release [44:37] that I just showed you [44:38] from Bakersfield Police Department. [44:40] And here we are. [44:41] In about five minutes, [44:42] we should be getting a presser. [44:45] Ruthie says, [44:45] Brian, you're always doing amazing work. [44:47] Thank you for keeping us up to date with this. [44:49] Of course, we had about 1,100 people [44:51] watching across all platforms. [44:53] I want to thank all my peeps on X watching, [44:56] all the amazing people on YouTube checking us out. [44:58] We got a couple of on Facebook and on Twitch. [45:02] And we'll go live with that presser in just a minute. [45:07] They're just doing another segment right now. [45:10] Someone said they're going to be an hour late. [45:12] Well, we'll see. [45:13] And I'm curious how long the presser is going to be. [45:15] And are they going to take questions? [45:17] And then we'll just have to do our investigative journalism [45:20] and dig around a little bit [45:22] and see what we can come up with. [45:23] I know there was some YouTube channels [45:25] that were called out last night. [45:27] And I actually downloaded the videos [45:29] before they shut those channels down. [45:31] So I have those videos off that. [45:33] Maybe we'll go through them and play them [45:34] if this suspect is confirmed to be one of those people [45:37] that operated the YouTube channels. [45:42] So I'll be curious to look into that too. [45:52] I know a lot of people throw names out at first, [45:54] but we've got to confirm. [45:56] Let's see. [46:00] We're just waiting for them to go live. [46:03] Patricia, hello. [46:04] Welcome in. [46:13] Let's see what the chat. [46:14] I want body cams, but they won't show. [46:17] Yeah, FBI is involved. [46:19] You can probably say body cams, [46:21] probably not going to happen. [46:23] All right, let's go out to the presser. [46:24] It looks like they're getting ready here. [46:29] They better not shut this down. [46:30] Our website, fakeflubnow.com. [46:32] I'll see you in a few minutes. [46:37] This goes blank. [46:38] I'm going to be upset. [46:41] All right, so we're going to come back. [46:43] All right, we'll wait the press conference here. [46:48] We will wait the presser. [46:49] Yeah, he was, the FBI had shot the suspect last night [46:55] at 4, 4, 20, was it 4, 20 or 4, 30 a.m.? [47:00] Let's get the correct time on that. [47:03] Let's see. [47:03] Suspect was neutralized. [47:05] All right, hang on here. [47:06] Let's see if we can get, all right. [47:08] I got, look like I had a presser here. [47:10] Hang on. [47:18] Hang on one second. [47:27] This, I got the press feed here. [47:29] Hang on. [47:29] That's like, why? [47:31] I'm not going to show this. [47:32] All right, live feed here. [47:35] Let me boost the audio. [47:37] All right, so now we're waiting. [47:40] We're going to wait here in tow. [47:42] Supposed to start in a minute, [47:49] but typical law enforcement press conferences, [47:52] they usually take a long time to come out. [48:01] Oh, maybe we're going to be on time. [48:03] Here we go. [48:04] Look at this, right on time. [48:06] All right, here we go. [48:09] Nope. [48:10] I know that was one of the spokesperson last night. [48:47] Yeah, the cameraman was on time too. [48:50] Yay, I don't know if he got his Dr. Pepper. [48:52] That was a big thing, right? [48:54] Well, no, they did. [48:55] They said that they traded the Dr. Pepper [48:57] for a hostage last night. [48:58] That was part of the whole negotiation. [49:01] If you guys haven't subscribed, [49:03] come check me out on YouTube, LTL Media. [49:05] Make sure to subscribe, share this stream, [49:08] like this stream. [49:08] I appreciate it. [49:13] Mary holding it down, sending me out the links. [49:15] Thank you, Mary. [49:16] And we're going to wait here [49:17] to see what this press conference is [49:18] about the situation last night [49:21] at the Chase Bank in Bakersfield. [49:24] Suspect has been neutralized [49:26] at 4.20 a.m. this morning, local time. [49:30] All hostages seem to be in great health [49:33] and released and not hurt. [49:36] So this ended in a good possible overall scenario. [49:42] We don't know. [49:42] I haven't heard any confirmed reports on that, [49:44] but we do know that he did request [49:46] an open line to a priest. [49:56] Yeah, guys, if you're not signed up [49:57] for my YouTube alerts, [49:58] click on that link and get signed up. [50:02] If you're not getting my alerts, [50:05] sign up on that link, click it and sign up [50:08] and you can opt out at any time. [50:14] But we love you to stay around and opt in. [50:16] I have not heard from her. [50:18] Yeah, about a thousand people on YouTube watching. [50:36] Thank you so much. [50:38] Please make sure to like, share and subscribe. [50:42] Waiting this press conference here. [50:43] Once it starts, I promise I'll shut my trap. [50:51] All right, what do we got? [50:53] Come on, guys, let's go. [50:58] All right, more people that are going to walk past the podium. [51:00] Why are we not at the podium? [51:19] What are we doing? [51:32] Good morning. [51:33] Thank you for coming. [51:35] We appreciate you all being here. [51:37] My name is Sally Selby. [51:39] That's S-A-L-L-Y-S-E-L-B-Y. [51:43] I'm the Public Affairs and Communications Manager [51:46] for the Bakersfield Police Department. [51:49] I want to introduce to you Jeremy Blakemore. [51:52] He is the Bakersfield Police Department Assistant Chief. [51:55] He'll be addressing you soon. [51:57] And also Mr. Sid Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Sacramento Field Office. [52:05] Please hold your questions for now. [52:08] We will have 10 minutes for questions once the speakers are done. [52:12] And also additional updates will be found on all of the BPD social media platforms. [52:20] So for now, I'm going to introduce AC Blakemore. [52:24] Good morning. [52:29] Thank you all for attending. [52:31] As Sally mentioned, my name is Jeremy Blakemore, Assistant Chief of the Bakersfield Police Department. [52:36] And I'm happy to be here to give you an update on the status of yesterday's event. [52:42] Today's press conference is intended to provide everyone with an update related to the event that began yesterday afternoon [52:48] at the Chase Bank Building just down the street from us here. [52:52] But I'll preface it with the fact that this is still an ongoing investigation [52:55] and there are still some details that we're not yet able to provide. [52:59] Today's press conference will take place in two parts. [53:01] First, I'll give you a refresher on what led up to us arriving at the location. [53:08] And then Special Agent in Charge, Sid Patel from the FBI, will take the second portion [53:14] where he'll touch on the elements of the FBI as well as how it concluded. [53:21] First and foremost, I do want to let everyone know that we're incredibly relieved to report [53:26] that all of the hostages that were involved have been safely recovered [53:32] and reunited with their families. [53:34] There were a total of 10 members of our community whose lives were changed yesterday. [53:39] Unexpectedly, but we are thankful that they have been reunited with their loved ones after this ordeal. [53:45] Throughout the night, their families questioned whether or not they would be seen again. [53:49] But we are very grateful for the outcome and the fact that we've been able to protect their lives. [53:55] Regarding the specific details that led up to this, [53:57] at approximately 12.59 p.m. yesterday afternoon, we began receiving calls that they would be seen again. [54:08] But we are very grateful for the outcome and the fact that we've been able to protect their lives. [54:14] Regarding the specific details that led up to this, [54:17] at approximately 12.59 p.m. yesterday afternoon, [54:20] we began receiving calls related to a suspect that was in possession of an explosive device [54:25] who had entered the Chase Bank building at 1515 17th Street. [54:29] As the situation unfolded, our responding personnel and dispatchers confirmed that the adult male suspect [54:35] had barricaded himself within the second floor of the building and had taken several hostages. [54:41] The suspect advised he had explosives attached to his person, which our personnel could see as well. [54:48] He also told law enforcement that additional explosives had been attached to some of the hostages [54:52] based on our own observations. [54:54] These hostages were confirmed to be employees of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools [55:00] on the second floor of the building. [55:04] Numerous other employees and patrons had fled the building during the suspect's takeover, [55:08] and we immediately began evacuating the surrounding area establishments [55:14] to minimize additional safety concerns to our community. [55:18] While this was being done, we were simultaneously communicating with the suspect [55:21] in an effort to release the hostages and elicit a peaceful surrender. [55:26] During the negotiations process, [55:27] we were able to secure the release of two hostages, [55:29] the first being at 3.59 p.m. [55:33] and the second being at 8.24 p.m. [55:36] As the event continued, negotiations did stall, [55:39] and the suspect refused to release any more victims. [55:43] Given the nature of the circumstances and the resources, [55:45] our department requested the assistance from the FBI, [55:48] and we elected to transition our tactical teams for the remainder of the situation. [55:53] The FBI assumed operational control at approximately 9.02 p.m. yesterday evening. [55:57] And at this time, I'll turn it over to Special Agent in Charge, Sid Patel, [56:03] and then I'll follow up with some concluding remarks at the end. [56:09] My name is Sid Patel. [56:10] I'm the Special Agent in Charge for the Sacramento FBI Field Office. [56:13] This has been a horrific event. [56:17] We know the Bakersfield community has been following the situation closely, [56:21] and we thank you for your patience. [56:22] Tuesday afternoon, June 2nd, at approximately 1.30 p.m., [56:28] we received a call for assistance from the Bakersfield PD [56:31] in response to reports of a bomb threat at the Chase Bank Building [56:35] located at the corner of Chester Avenue and 17th Street. [56:39] We responded within minutes of that call. [56:43] We have an office not too far from here. [56:45] With more than 150 FBI personnel to assist. [56:50] With this response investigation, including our Special Weapons and Tactics, [56:53] our SWAT teams, not just from our Sacramento SWAT team, [56:56] but our L.A. SWAT team as well, our Crisis Negotiation teams, [57:02] and our Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco FBI bomb techs that were here. [57:09] We also had agents, analysts, victim specialists, professional staff, [57:14] all trained for these types of incident responses that were here. [57:19] The Bakersfield Police Department was supported with every available resource, [57:24] including the FBI's hostage rescue team, [57:27] which was deployed all the way from Quantico on the East Coast, [57:30] from its base of operations. [57:33] They're our version of Special Forces for the FBI. [57:36] They're the best of the best, and they come out for situations like this. [57:41] Now, we refer to them as HRT, hostage rescue team. [57:44] The FBI HRT, they have extensive training and experience in crisis response [57:48] and deployed to situations like this across the country [57:51] and even internationally on some occasions. [57:55] We're grateful for their quick response. [57:57] The subject, his name was Anthony Scott Searles Harris. [58:03] That's Anthony Scott, and I'll spell the last name, S-E-A-R-L-E-S-Harris, H-A-R-R-I-S. [58:10] He was a 41-year-old white male who served in the U.S. Army from 2006 to 2007. [58:16] However, he was dishonorably discharged for going AWOL. [58:21] That's absent without lead. [58:26] He was no stranger to law enforcement and has a criminal history of using weapons to commit violent offenses. [58:32] In 2014, he was charged with sex acts with a child under 14. [58:37] He's a registered sex offender. [58:41] He had tied up five of the hostages on the second floor of the Kern County Superintendents of School Office in the Chase Building. [58:47] At approximately 4 p.m., Harris released one of the five hostages. [58:55] At approximately 8.30 p.m., he released a second hostage. [59:00] Bakersfield PD did an amazing job of this. [59:03] Their negotiators, their SWAT teams, we were impressed. [59:06] Fantastic work. [59:08] At 9 p.m., our FBI SWAT teams from Los Angeles and Sacramento, [59:13] we transitioned and took over the crisis site, [59:16] but working jointly with Bakersfield PD and their negotiators. [59:20] At 2 a.m., you know, after our hostage rescue team had arrived, [59:26] put together all the site surveys and information that they do, [59:30] they transitioned and took over the scene. [59:31] That was around 2 a.m. [59:36] At approximately 4.30 a.m. this morning, [59:38] that's when the hostage rescue team neutralized this subject. [59:44] And let me be clear, he had tied up five of the hostages, [59:48] but there were 10 hostages in there, and they were all unharmed physically. [59:53] I'm sure there'll be mental scars that they'll be living with, [59:56] and we'll have our victim specialists to help them. [59:58] We're grateful to the Bakersfield Police Department. [1:00:02] I've got to tell you, in the 34 counties that we serve here in the East, [1:00:05] and District, they're one of our strongest allies. [1:00:08] They have an amazing workforce here, [1:00:10] led by Chief Brent Stratton, Stratton, I'm sorry, [1:00:14] and Assistant Chief Jeremy Blakemore. [1:00:15] Thank you. [1:00:17] For their partnership, their professionalism, [1:00:19] during the response to this incident, and continued investigation. [1:00:22] I can tell you, for the Bakersfield community, [1:00:23] you should be proud of the police department [1:00:25] and who serves and protects you every single day. [1:00:27] I know I am. [1:00:28] We also want to thank a lot of our federal partners, [1:00:32] ATF, they came from San Francisco to help us out, [1:00:35] the Homeland Security Investigations, also San Francisco-based, [1:00:39] DEA, U.S. Marshals, Air Force OSI, the U.S. Attorney's Office, [1:00:45] our local and state partner, California OES, Office of Emergency Services, [1:00:49] CHP, they've been a strong partner for us across the state, [1:00:54] Sacramento County Sheriff's Department bomb squad, [1:00:57] they flew down here to help us out, [1:01:00] Kern County Sheriff's Department, Bakersfield Fire, [1:01:03] they were here throughout the night, great partners. [1:01:06] EMS, Paul's Ambulance Service, they were also tremendous. [1:01:13] And all the other local, state, and federal partners that were here, [1:01:16] I mean, we had quite a bit of a response here. [1:01:18] It was truly one team, one fight effort here. [1:01:22] Our FBI personnel that live in the greater Bakersfield area [1:01:25] and work in our Bakersfield Residency, [1:01:27] we have an office here not too far, like I mentioned, [1:01:29] know how strong this community is. [1:01:31] And we stand together as we heal from this incident. [1:01:34] We also want you and the public to know how you can help us. [1:01:40] If it's an immediate threat, of course, call 911. [1:01:43] If you have information about this ongoing investigation [1:01:46] that can help us, reach out to us. [1:01:49] Go to tips.fbi.gov or call us at 1-800-CALL-FBI. [1:01:55] I'd like to turn it back now to Assistant Chief Blakemore. [1:01:57] Thank you. [1:02:00] All right, at this time, we'll take some questions [1:02:03] before doing some concluded remarks. [1:02:05] Yes, ma'am. [1:02:21] Sure. [1:02:22] I'll turn it over in a second, [1:02:23] but I can tell you from the perspective of the PD, [1:02:27] there's a totality of circumstances that we're evaluating [1:02:31] as these things are evolving, [1:02:32] intelligence that we're gathering [1:02:33] as it relates to some of the observations we had, [1:02:35] some of the mannerisms he was doing, [1:02:37] some of the things that we were hearing and seeing. [1:02:39] But all of those things were taken into context. [1:02:41] And the reality is, quite frankly, [1:02:43] there was not a full confirmation in either direction. [1:02:47] We always err on the side of caution [1:02:48] in the sense of making sure that we're taking care of our victims [1:02:53] in this case as much as we possibly can. [1:02:55] But it was based on the circumstances that we had at the time [1:02:58] that FBI chose to move in and make the tactical injury. [1:03:04] You want to come on? [1:03:05] Yeah, absolutely. [1:03:07] So let me speak to that a bit more, too, [1:03:08] and I can answer the second question as well. [1:03:10] So it's a holistic approach, right? [1:03:12] The circumstances, how erratic is the individual? [1:03:15] Keep in mind, we also had a hostage in there that we knew [1:03:20] because the individual, she had her phone with her [1:03:23] and was in communication with us until the phone died. [1:03:27] And at one point, we were able to get medicine to her, [1:03:30] but she was diabetic. [1:03:31] And we knew that this was a loss of life situation [1:03:33] for that particular hostage that was taken [1:03:35] if we didn't act sooner than later. [1:03:37] We also know because of the other circumstances [1:03:40] and our trained professional that of his behavior, [1:03:43] we had to act at that point in time. [1:03:45] And, yes, the entry was made through the conversations [1:03:48] they were having through the door [1:03:49] and the negotiators that were looking through there. [1:04:03] So this is an ongoing investigation. [1:04:05] We have to find other pieces, any potential other aspects to it, [1:04:09] ideology, any of those pieces. [1:04:11] I will tell you there were multiple IEDs [1:04:14] that presented a concern for us that we had to evaluate [1:04:17] and look into and have our bomb techs look over afterwards [1:04:21] and make sure that they were inert or not plausible. [1:04:26] But that's probably as far as I can go with that. [1:04:28] So we're still doing further testing on it, [1:04:33] but we were able to conclude at this point in time [1:04:36] that they were not a concern to us. [1:04:39] We're still continuing with that investigative piece. [1:04:47] There are aspects that were concerning to us, [1:04:49] but we're continuing on with that analysis [1:04:52] of what we were able to obtain from that search warrant. [1:04:55] We found some concerning items in there [1:05:04] from the investigative piece, [1:05:05] but again, we're continuing to evaluate those [1:05:07] and look further into it. [1:05:19] Yep. [1:05:19] Those first two releases, yes, there were. [1:05:21] It was through Bakersfield PD, [1:05:23] and yes, there were, [1:05:24] if you want to take on some of that piece, [1:05:25] but yes, there was. [1:05:26] I can touch on that. [1:05:27] Yes, through the negotiation process, [1:05:28] as you can imagine, [1:05:29] there's obvious back and forth. [1:05:30] Yes. [1:05:32] There's a lot of back and forth that's taken place [1:05:34] during the dialogue and the negotiation process. [1:05:37] In terms of what took place during these specific ones, [1:05:40] there was discussions and exchanges related to food and water, [1:05:44] those types of things. [1:05:45] There was also some elements that were related [1:05:50] to his previous court case [1:05:51] and in terms of materials that he wanted to see. [1:05:56] So we were able to provide some of that [1:05:57] in exchange for getting released of the hostage. [1:06:01] Good question. [1:06:07] From what we can tell at this point, [1:06:08] again, as it's been said, [1:06:09] this is an ongoing investigation, [1:06:12] but it does not appear that KCSO, [1:06:14] KC SOS was an intended target in any way [1:06:17] in terms of the employees specifically, [1:06:19] those types of things. [1:06:24] It's still under investigation at this point. [1:06:32] Yes, we are. [1:06:32] At least one video I'm aware of that we are. [1:06:37] A new investigation in relation to what? [1:06:42] At this point, [1:06:43] it's part of the totality of the case [1:06:44] that we're looking at anyway, [1:06:45] in terms of motive and those types of things, [1:06:46] but his previous case history is being looked at, [1:06:48] but I wouldn't suggest in the sense of [1:06:50] it's nothing's being reopened in that sense. [1:06:53] No, nothing that we have at this point [1:06:54] that we can share beyond what we've already expressed. [1:07:02] At this point, we cannot confirm that. [1:07:04] We do not have anything that leads us to believe [1:07:06] there was anyone else directly involved with this moment. [1:07:13] Most of it was directed toward conversations [1:07:17] led us to believe that he was really concerned [1:07:18] about his previous case history. [1:07:20] There were specific elements that he was very frustrated. [1:07:23] I think as some have expressed [1:07:24] on some of his social media things that he's released, [1:07:26] that he had some concerns related [1:07:28] to how his previous cases or case had been handled [1:07:31] and what the aftermath of that was, [1:07:35] his sentencing and those types of things. [1:07:43] No, I think I spoke to that earlier. [1:07:44] It had to do with the hostage that was in there [1:07:46] that we knew had health concerns [1:07:48] and there could have been a potential loss of life [1:07:50] for that hostage [1:07:51] and just from the erratic behavior [1:07:53] and how our trained professionals assess the situation [1:07:57] that is right and built. [1:07:59] I'm sorry, what was that? [1:08:03] So I can't speak to those particular details, right? [1:08:05] And we usually don't speak to those details [1:08:07] of our tactics and how we use it. [1:08:09] But I can tell you that there's a lot of different tactics [1:08:11] that can be used in this kind of situation. [1:08:13] This was a little bit more upfront [1:08:14] because we were in conversation with individuals, right? [1:08:17] Specifically there. [1:08:18] Was that? [1:08:25] There were individuals in that location [1:08:28] that were not fully aware to the subject. [1:08:30] We'll find out more as we go forward with the investigation. [1:08:43] I will tell you that at one point [1:08:44] he had asked for early on [1:08:46] that notoriety of having FBI involved as well [1:08:51] and FBI negotiated. [1:08:52] And so my assumption would be [1:08:54] by targeting a bank or some federal institution, [1:08:58] there's a greater chance to have, [1:09:00] like a bank robbery, if there was the case, [1:09:02] to have a federal intervention in that case. [1:09:05] But we'll go with two more questions. [1:09:07] So I'll listen. [1:09:08] That was brought up in the conversation at one point, [1:09:18] but there was not any communication [1:09:20] that was taking place between him and his daughter. [1:09:27] That was based on the negotiations. [1:09:28] Quite frankly, it was based on the successful negotiations [1:09:31] that we had involving our personnel, [1:09:33] again, working for hours, communicating with these folks. [1:09:42] It was, again, those ongoing conversations [1:09:44] that we had related to exchanges of food and water [1:09:47] and some of the materials from previous court cases. [1:09:49] So we're going to go ahead and wrap this up now. [1:09:51] Thank you so much. [1:09:53] As I said earlier, please go ahead [1:09:54] and follow our social media for any additional updates. [1:09:58] Thank you. [1:09:58] Thank you, Joe. [1:10:00] Bye-bye. [1:10:02] Why would they kill the feed that quick? [1:10:05] Look how quick they killed the feed. [1:10:07] Gone. [1:10:08] Not even like watching them walk off. [1:10:10] Nothing. [1:10:11] See how quick that feed was knocked out? [1:10:14] Look at it. [1:10:18] All right. [1:10:19] Well, that's what they're saying. [1:10:20] I got to go back and look at it. [1:10:22] I got to digest it a little bit more. [1:10:24] We're going to do some research into the alleged suspect. [1:10:29] And I got a lot. [1:10:32] I got a lot of questions here. [1:10:33] Why did they cut the feed so quick? [1:10:35] It was like, bang, out of here. [1:10:40] How weird. [1:10:42] See how quick that was? [1:10:43] Just no like walk off. [1:10:46] No ending shot. [1:10:47] Just cut, gone, out. [1:10:53] Please, man. [1:10:55] Let's see. [1:10:58] Oh, I got some more feed here. [1:10:59] Hang on. [1:10:59] I got more feed. [1:11:00] Hang on. [1:11:01] Hang on. [1:11:01] Pack up here. [1:11:07] If you can, you won't let me. [1:11:18] And this feed is going to cut, too. [1:11:20] They cut the microphone. [1:11:21] But that's your ending look to the presser. [1:11:28] That was quick, though. [1:11:28] Just like, cut the feed. [1:11:30] See you later. [1:11:31] Out of there. [1:11:32] Goodbye. [1:11:32] Have a good day. [1:11:34] So anyway, but we'll do some digging around. [1:11:39] Mary's good at stuff. [1:11:39] She's going to get stuff, so she'll send stuff over to me. [1:11:43] She'll send stuff over to me. [1:11:45] I'm also working on a rather large file of a very, very heavy trending subject right [1:11:53] now, and that should be, I should be getting that file by today. [1:11:59] We'll go through that in depth, in depth. [1:12:02] But that is your press conference from the Bakersfield, California. [1:12:07] If you are just checking in, they said that the suspect was neutralized last night at 420 [1:12:13] a.m. local time in Bakersfield, California. [1:12:17] All hostages seem to be in great condition and have been released from the scene. [1:12:22] The suspect was neutralized and is deceased. [1:12:26] And they released the name of the suspect. [1:12:29] And it was a name that actually came up last night. [1:12:32] And I'm sorry. [1:12:33] It's slipped my mind at this time. [1:12:35] But that is it. [1:12:39] That is it for now. [1:12:40] All right, everybody. [1:12:41] I'm going to head off. [1:12:42] I have a contractor that's coming out to my house to work on some things here. [1:12:47] I'm going to get out. [1:12:49] That feed actually just went off as well. [1:12:52] And I want to thank everybody for coming over and joining LTL Media today. [1:12:56] Let's talk live. [1:12:57] I appreciate that. [1:12:58] And we'll, you know, listen, we'll continue to cover this case. [1:13:02] I am also covering, I'm also covering the Carmelo Anthony case. [1:13:07] Unfortunately, there's not any in-courtroom video or audio, but we've been able to source [1:13:14] together some great information afterwards. [1:13:18] And there's a local affiliate station down there that is doing kind of an after program. [1:13:23] I'm probably not going to be doing that tonight as jury selection is still ongoing. [1:13:30] But as the trial starts to pick up and continue, I will continue my coverage here. [1:13:36] All right, everybody, please make sure to like, share, and subscribe. [1:13:39] I would appreciate it. [1:13:40] Smash that like button on the way out and we'll continue our live coverage and breaking updates [1:13:45] as we can. [1:13:46] And I'll dig a little bit more into this and get you some more information. [1:13:49] Thank you all the new subscribers that came in over the last 24 to 24 hours or so. [1:13:56] I do appreciate it. [1:13:57] And thank you. [1:13:59] Thank you for your support. [1:14:00] All right, I'm going to head out, everybody. [1:14:02] Take care. [1:14:03] Have a great day. [1:14:04] And we'll see you soon. [1:14:05] Bye.