FLORIDA: 21-yr-old gunman surrenders after shooting 5 people dead during bank attack

A 21-year-old gunman attacked and killed five victims during an attack on SunTrust Bank in Sebring, a town south of Orlando, Florida.

Reports say the suspect, identified as Zephen Xaver, immediately called 911 dispatchers and said he had shot five people inside the bank before he surrendered.

According to the Sebring Police Department in a statement posted on Facebook, the gunman had barricaded himself inside when police entered the bank but eventually surrendered.

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“Today has been a tragic day in our community,” Hoglund said. “We’ve suffered significant loss at the hands of a senseless criminal doing a senseless crime.”

No information has been released about a possible motive or victims, who were the only people in the bank at the time of the shooting, police said.

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