‘Stay right there, I don’t want to hurt them’: 911 calls released from Bank of America hostage situation

Writer: Elyssa Morataya
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Bank of America branch located in Bell Tower in South Fort Myers. Credit: WINK

In a new 911 call released from inside the Bank of America hostage situation, you can hear someone who seems to be Alavache and the final chaotic moments of the situation.

“Stay right there, I don’t want to hurt them. Can you listen to me? Back up! Back up,” someone shouted during the hostage negotiations with Alavache.

WINK News first reported on the situation Tuesday.

During a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the scene, Lee County Sheriff Marceno said a SWAT sniper shot and killed Alavache while holding two hostages at knifepoint.

“We tried to negotiate with him continuously,” said Marceno. “At one point of the negotiations, he became physical. He started to put one of the hostages in a headlock, and he had the knife to her throat.”

Deputy K-9s searched the building to determine whether explosive devices were in the building while negotiators worked to get Alavache to release the hostages.

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