A robber at a Florida bank took hostages after law enforcement arrived and was killed by a sheriff's sniper as he held a woman in a headlock with a knife to her throat, authorities said. Negotiators tried to defuse the situation Tuesday at a Bank of America branch in Fort Myers, but the suspect instead took two hostages in the building, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said. “We were in fear for her safety,” Marceno told reporters. “This is exactly what we train for. We train for worst-case scenarios.” The suspect was identified as Sterling Ramon Alavache, 36. None of the hostages was injured, and there were initially more people in the bank, but they escaped once deputies arrived. Alavache had a knife and claimed to have a bomb, but authorities did not immediately confirm that. The sheriff's office response included a robotic dog, drones, a battering ram and a SWAT team. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/sniper-florida-bank-robber-knife-hostages-throat/67-e0fbc20f-f23e-4afa-9e00-dc74fa7f03f7 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay