There are reports of multiple casualties resulting from a shooting incident at a Florida bank this evening.
Local authorities say that at least 5 people have been killed during a hostage situation at SunTrust Bank in Sebring, Florida.
It is understood that an armed man entered the bank and took a number of people hostage. A SWAT team intervened after negotiations failed.
The perpetrator surrendered to the SWAT team after firing his gun at the hostages.