BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Six days after a man went into the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield, announced he had a bomb and held 10 people hostage, the bank branch has reopened.
The Chase Bank branch, located at Chester Avenue and 17th Street, reopened on Monday morning, a spokesperson for JPMorganChase told 17 News.
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The Kern County Superintendents of Schools, which has offices throughout the rest of the building, will remain closed until further notice, a spokesperson with KCSOS said.
The KCSOS spokesperson added that it’s their understanding that the bank is the only part of the building that is open.
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The hostage taker, identified as Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, died early on Wednesday after being shot by the FBI…