State Police in Louisiana say one of the hostages shot during a standoff at a rural bank has died.

Scene of bank robbery in St. Joseph, Louisiana
Scene of bank robbery in St. Joseph, Louisiana (KTVE TV)
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The gunman had initially taken three hostages Tuesday afternoon in St. Joseph but later released one of them.

The gunman — identified as 20-year-old Fuaed Abdo Ahmed — later told negotiators he would kill the remaining two hostages.

Authorities say state police entered the building just before midnight Tuesday and that's when the gunman shot the hostages before being shot and killed by police.

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