{"id":2263876,"date":"2024-06-10T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-bank-robber-hides-behind-two-hostages-and-a-barrier-swat-sniper-enters-the-lobby-and-ends-it-with-one-shot\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:51:52","slug":"armed-bank-robber-hides-behind-two-hostages-and-a-barrier-swat-sniper-enters-the-lobby-and-ends-it-with-one-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-bank-robber-hides-behind-two-hostages-and-a-barrier-swat-sniper-enters-the-lobby-and-ends-it-with-one-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"SWAT Sniper Takes Down Armed Bank Robber with Single Shot, Saving Hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmed-bank-robber-hides-behind-two-hostages-and-a-barrier-swat-sniper-enters-the-lobby-and-ends-it-with-one-shot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office recently made\u2062 public a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-cooper-slams-leftist-streamer-hasan-piker-after-hes-triggered-by-the-comments-section\/\" title=\"Brett Cooper Slams Leftist Streamer Hasan Piker After He\u2019s \u2018Triggered\u2019 By \u2018The Comments Section\u2019\">video documenting<\/a> a \u2064February incident in Fort Myers, Florida, where a\u200c sniper \u2062neutralized a \u2063bank\u200c robbery suspect during \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hostage-situation-leaves-2-dead-in-austin-texas\/\" title=\"Hostage situation leaves 2 dead in Austin, Texas\">hostage situation<\/a>. \u200cThe event, initially reported \u200dto have occurred on February 7, was clarified to have taken place on February 6. The video\u200c showcased \u200dthe suspect, armed with a knife and falsely claiming to have\u2064 a bomb,\u2063 holding two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-enter-hamas-terrifying-terror-tunnels-engage-in-close-quarters-battle\/\" title=\"Israeli forces enter Hamas' terrifying tunnels, engage in intense close-quarters combat.\">hostages inside<\/a> a\u2064 Bank of America. During negotiations, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-who-killed-family-members-in-pennsylvania-arrested-in-new-jersey-after-standoff-with-swat\/\" title=\"SWAT team apprehends Pennsylvania family murder suspect following New Jersey standoff\">suspect escalated<\/a> the threat \u2063by physically restraining a hostage, a Lee County \u2063Sheriff\u2019s Office sniper successfully took the shot to eliminate \u200dthe threat. This action prioritized the safety of the hostages, which was \u2064the law enforcement&#8217;s primary concern according \u2062to Sheriff Carmine Marceno.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/%20\"><span>George C. Upper III<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 7:14am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office released video Saturday of a sniper engaging a bank robbery suspect during a hostage situation that took place in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post erroneously states that the incident took place on Feb. 7, but multiple media reports \u2014 including some published on Feb. 6 \u2014 establish the correct date as a day earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Todd Olmer of the Public Information Office said that posting the video to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> was done to \u201cprovide additional details and context\u201d to the February shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Video showed surveillance footage of a man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/punk-pulls-knife-convenience-store-doesnt-expect-owner-re-create-scene-straight-crocodile-dundee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armed with a knife<\/a> holding two hostages inside a Bank of America, as well as a number of sheriff\u2019s officers outside the office.<\/p>\n<p>It also shows the moment when a LCSO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-border-allegedly-racks-pistol-levels-innocents-head-everyone-hears-single-distant-shot-punk-drops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sniper<\/a> took the shot that killed the suspect.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains graphic images that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs12.com\/news\/local\/video-released-of-sniper-killing-bank-robbery-suspect-who-had-taken-hostages-in-lee-county-sheriffs-office-bank-of-america-special-operations-february-7-june-8-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPEC<\/a>\u2018s Nick Viviani described the fatal shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sniper\u2019s bullet, which was fired from the lobby entrance, pierced a computer monitor and split the two hostages being held in the suspect\u2019s arms to strike the suspect,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you support your local police department?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the video, Sheriff Carmine Marceno told the media that his officers faced a man \u2014 identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/weartv.com\/news\/local\/law-enforcement-releases-new-footage-of-swat-sniper-ending-florida-bank-hostage-incident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEAR<\/a> as 36-year-old Sterling Ramon Alavache \u2014 with a knife who \u201calso claimed he had a bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement tried to negotiate with the suspect, the sheriff said, and some of the negotiation can be heard in the video prior to the shot being taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs somebody else who has kids, I want to be able to help you with that,\u201d the negotiator can be heard saying in the video. \u201cKeep talking to me. Keep talking to me. Let me know what\u2019s going through your head right now. What concerns do you have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt one point during negotiations he became physical,\u201d Marceno said. \u201cHe started to put one of the hostages in a headlock, and he had a knife to her throat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSWAT team was in place,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen he presented deadly force like that, our SWAT sniper shot and killed the suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olmer said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/car-missing-ohio-man-found-riddled-bullets-gruesome-discovery-made-nearby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bullet<\/a> used by the sniper had been \u201cspecifically selected\u201d for its ability to pass through barriers like a computer monitor and remain on target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmediately after the suspect was shot, distraction devices known as flash-bangs were set off as a special operations unit moved in to remove the hostages and confirm that the suspect was no longer a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very unfortunate incident,\u201d Marceno said as the video closed, \u201cbut I will tell you: The two hostages being safe was our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please help us continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, and we will never surrender.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading The Western Journal and for believing in America. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>It is a pleasure to serve you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44802\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/georgeupper\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44802\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44802\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44802\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44802\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Upper is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal and was a weekly co-host of &#8220;WJ Live,&#8221; powered by The Western Journal. He is currently a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. A former U.S. Army special operator, teacher and consultant, he is a lifetime member of the NRA and an active volunteer leader in his church. Born in Foxborough, Massachusetts, he has lived most of his life in central North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  George Upper, is the former editor-in-chief of The Western Journal and is now a contributing editor in the areas of faith, politics and culture. He currently serves as the connections pastor at Awestruck Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a former U.S. Army special operator, teacher, manager and consultant. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Foxborough High School before joining the Army and spending most of the next three years at Fort Bragg. He holds bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in English as well as a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife life only a short drive from his three children, their spouses and his grandchildren. He is a lifetime member of the NRA and in his spare time he shoots, reads a lot of Lawrence Block and John D. MacDonald, and watches Bruce Campbell movies. He is a fan of individual freedom, Tommy Bahama, fine-point G-2 pens and the Oxford comma. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Foxborough, Massachusetts <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Beta Gamma Sigma <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  B.A., English, UNCG; M.A., English, UNCG; MBA, UNCG <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  North Carolina <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Faith, Business, Leadership and Management, Military, Politics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 10, 2024, the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office released a video showing a sniper intervening in a Fort Myers, Florida, bank robbery and hostage situation from February 6. 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