Crime | shooting 5 Killed in Florida Bank Shooting Suspect has been arrested By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jan 23, 2019 4:19 PM CST Copied Law enforcement officials take cover outside a SunTrust Bank branch, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Sebring, Fla. Authorities say they've arrested a man who fired shots inside the Florida bank. (The News Sun via AP) Authorities say five people have been killed in a shooting at a Florida bank, the AP reports. Sebring police Chief Karl Hoglund said during a news conference that Zephen Xaver was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a SunTrust Bank branch. Hoglund says a man contacted dispatch and reported that he had fired shots inside the bank. Police say initial negotiations to get the barricaded man to leave the bank were unsuccessful. The Highlands County Sheriff's Office SWAT team entered the bank to continue the negotiations, and the man eventually surrendered. Police didn't say what charges Xaver would face or indicate a motive. The victims were not immediately identified. (A man suspected of being in the US illegally allegedly shot and killed four people in their Nevada homes.) Read These Next Kuwait mistakenly downed 3 US fighter jets. Khamenei didn't expect strike, especially in daylight. Trump has now authorized strikes on seven nations. Iran may have miscalculated in its initial response to attack. Report an error