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A man barricaded himself wrong a slope successful nan confederate California metropolis of Bakersfield pinch an chartless number of people, constabulary said connected Tuesday.
The unidentified man had a explosive strapped to his body, according to Bakersfield Now.
Police responding to a telephone of a explosive threat arrived astatine nan segment astatine astir 1pm astatine a slope successful downtown Bakersfield, Sgt Eric Celedon of nan Bakersfield constabulary section told nan ABC affiliate, 23ABC.
“I’m not utilizing nan H word,” Celedon said, erstwhile asked whether nan man had taken hostages. “However, location is an unidentified antheral taxable successful location pinch an chartless number of our organization members and they’re refusing to travel retired astatine this point.”
The metropolis besides issued removal orders successful nan area, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.
“Please enactment retired of nan downtown area,” nan Bakersfield constabulary wrote connected societal media. “Road closures are successful effect and will stay successful effect until further notice.”
A JPMorgan Chase spokesperson, Peter Kelley, said nan slope was moving pinch rule enforcement and its “focus is connected nan information of everyone involved”. He provided nary different details.
Several metropolis buildings were placed connected lockdown, including City Hall North, City Hall South, nan Development Services Building, and Bakersfield constabulary headquarters.
About a twelve constabulary cars were connected segment on pinch 1 tactical conveyance and aggregate emergency responders, according to media reports.
Bakersfield, a metropolis of astir 380,000 residents, is nan region spot of mostly agrarian Kern region and is astir 100 miles (160km) north-east of Los Angeles.
