A man is dead after FBI agents stormed a California bank where he held several people hostage in a six-hour armed standoff, sources confirm. The incident unfolded yesterday afternoon at a Wells Fargo branch in downtown Sacramento, when a lone gunman, identified as 42-year-old Mark Delgado, entered the building and brandished a semi-automatic weapon. Witnesses reported hearing shots fired, though no hostages were injured.
The FBI's Hostage Rescue Team was deployed after local police failed to negotiate a surrender. At approximately 7:45 p.m.
, agents breached the bank's rear entrance, exchanging gunfire with Delgado, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Three hostages were rescued unharmed. The FBI has not disclosed what prompted the siege, but internal documents reviewed by this reporter suggest Delgado had a history of financial disputes with the bank.
Questions remain over whether standard protocols were followed, given the lack of a clear motive. This is a developing story.
