Very tense scene unfolding in Florida hostage standoff at a Bank of America the suspect claiming to have a bomb and holding a knife to a woman's neck a sniper then opening fire with the hostages right there Victor Kendo from Florida tonight tonight the terrifying moment the SWAT team coming face to face With a bank robber who took two hostages listen just come out here let me see your hands and we'll work with you we'll work tense negotiations you can hear the suspect raising his voice one deputies urging him to surrender I know you're going through a lot but this isn't going to make what You're going through any easier authorities racing to the scene of this Bank of America branch in Fort Meyers escorting people out of the building deploying a robotic dog shortly after 11:00 a.m. we received a call of a bank robbery in progress with multiple hostages the sheriff identifying the suspect as 36-year-old Sterling alvan Saying he claimed to be carrying a bomb M and armed with a knife he started to put one of the hostages in like a a headlock and he had the knife to her throat suddenly a sniper opening fire shooting the suspect dead freeing the hostages the sheriff said the sniper Feared for the host's life and that's when they opened fire both hostages were unharmed David well that is good news Victor Kendo tonight Victor thank you hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel if you'd like to get more video show highlights and watch Live event coverage click on the right over here to subscribe to our Channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts thanks for watching