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A gunman killed one hostage and shot another at a Louisiana bank before being slain by a police SWAT team after a 12-hour siege, officials said early Wednesday.
The suspect - identified by police as 20-year-old Fuaed Abdo Ahmed - took two women and man captive in the Tensas State Bank in St. Joseph, La., at about 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, according to Louisiana State Police superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson.
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A bank teller identified as Patricia White, was freed unharmed after about nine hours, State Police spokesman, Albert Paxton added.
However, as police tried to negotiate the release of other two people, the gunman allegedly told officers that he was going to kill them.
He wanted to "cause pain," Paxton said.
After he made his threat, a SWAT team stormed the bank shortly after midnight, Paxton added. Reuters reported that both remaining hostages were shot when police entered the building.
Edmonson said Ahmed's two hostages suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body. They were taken from the scene in critical condition.
Paxton added that Ahmed was a paranoid schizophrenic and that he had made a number of demands, including removing a device from his head so he could stop hearing voices.
He added that investigators were also convinced that the situation was not a bank robbery attempt but a planned attack.
They found notes in Ahmed's apartment indicating his intentions, he said.
"He was mad at people that he said were mean to him," Edmonson added. "He had voices in his head."
The two victims are said to be in critical condition and are being treated at hospitals in Concordia and Rapides Parishes.
http://islandbeautyshelbe.blogspot.com/ and Reuters contributed to this report
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