Man Who Stormed Florida Bank And Massacred Five People Has Been Identified
Man Who Stormed Florida Bank And Massacred Five People Has Been Identified
A man stormed a Florida bank yesterday and
massacred five people. The identity of the attacker has now been revealed.
21-year-old Zephen Xaver is accused of
bursting into the Sun Trust bank in Sebring, central Florida, around 12:30pm
Wednesday and opening fire. He killed at least five people, police say, with
Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund warning others injured in the massacre could
still die, Metro UK reports.
It is unclear whether the casualties were bank
employees or customers.
After shooting, Xaver dialled 911. He later
surrendered to officers when SWAT team arrived at the bank.
Xaver, who lives in Sebring, is currently in
police custody. The motive for the massacre has not been revealed.
Helicopter footage showed the front of the
building badly damaged afterwards, with its windows smashed and metal frames
littering the ground.
At a press conference on Wednesday afternoon,
Police Chief Hoglund said:
We’ve suffered a significant loss at the hands of
a senseless criminal committing a senseless crime.
Florida Governor Ron De Santis called the mass
shooting ‘a terrible day for Florida,’ and vowed to use the full force of the
law to bring the shooter to justice.
In the aftermath of the shooting, relatives of the
bank workers were asked to gather at a nearby hotel, with one woman seen
collapsing in tears after receiving a phone call.
Reporter Josh Sidorowicz tweeted:
Just witnessed a woman walk out of the building
while on the phone and drop to the ground crying. She yelled something, clearly
in distress. And officer guided her back inside.
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