Another mass shooting has rocked central Florida today. This time, at least five people have been killed in a branch of the SunTrust bank in Sebring, Florida. Police responded to the incident at 12:30 PM local time and tried, unsuccessfully, to negotiate with the shooter. NBC News reports that a SWAT Team stormed the bank, where the suspect surrendered. He is now in custody.
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According to The Washington Post, police have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Zephen Xaber, a local in the Sebring area. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at our Sebring, Florida branch this afternoon,” SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers declared in a statement. “We are working with officials and dedicating ourselves to fully addressing the needs of all the individuals and families involved. Our entire team mourns this terrible loss.”
Unpaid FBI agents are responding to America’s latest mass shooting: https://t.co/kbbMOdSRoX
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) January 23, 2019
There was a mass shooting today in Florida. Five people were shot dead. It barely made headlines. https://t.co/Bjqrx7F7xZ
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 23, 2019
This is a developing story and will be updated.