WBTW News13 reports: A man who was fatally shot by the FBI after taking hostages at a downtown office building in Bakersfield, California has been identified as a convicted sex offender who nursed grudges against law enforcement and the media, claiming he was framed and wrongfully convicted.
national | news | WBTW News13 | June 3, 2026 8:15 PM
California hostage taker identified as convicted sex offender who claimed frame-up
A man who was fatally shot by the FBI after taking hostages at a downtown office building in Bakersfield, California has been identified as a convicted sex offender who nursed grudges against law enforcement and the media, claiming he was framed and wrongfully convicted.
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