Florida bank robber fatally shot by sheriff’s sniper after taking hostages

Police tried to defuse the situation at a Bank of America branch, but the suspect took two hostages and held a knife at one's throat

A robber at a Florida bank took hostages after law enforcement arrived and was killed by a sheriff's sniper as he held a woman in a headlock with a knife to her throat, authorities said.

Negotiators tried to defuse the situation on Tuesday at a Bank of America branch in Fort Myers, but the suspect instead took two hostages in the building, Carmine Marceno, the Lee county sheriff, said.