at Least five people have been killed in connection with a gidselsituation in a bank in Sebring, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon.
It confirms the local police chief, Karl Hoglund, at a press conference.
– It is with sadness we learn that we have at least five victims. People, who were killed in a meaningless action in a bank, says Hoglund.
There is no information about the identity of those killed. It is not, therefore, whether customers or employees, writes the Associated Press.
the Police are massively present around SunTrust Bank, shows images from the nyhedshelikoptere.
ambulances and police strike force, SWAT, has arrived. The alleged perpetrator surrendered, as the force jerking into the bank, police said.
According to CNN contacted the alleged perpetrator even the police at 12.36 local time. He indicated over the phone that he had fired the shot.
At a news conference identifies police commissioner Karl Hoglund of the arrested as 21-year-old Zephen Xaver. The motive for the shooting is not known.
– It is a terrible day for the Sebring, the Highlands County and Florida, says governor Ron DeSantis.
the Emts have been inside the bank, after the entrance to the bank has been crushed.
A major highway past the bank has been closed, but there was no danger for other persons in the area.
Relatives, colleagues and acquaintances seem to be together in one hotel close to the site.
Sebring in Highlands County is located south of Tampa and has about 10,000 inhabitants.
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