Officials say they stormed a bunker in Alabama to rescue a 5-year-old child being held hostage there after his abductor was seen with a gun.
Steve Richardson with the FBI's office in Mobile said at a news conference Monday afternoon that negotiations deteriorated and that 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes had been seen with a gun.
At that, officers believed the child was in imminent danger. Officers entered the bunker just after 1pm local time.
The boy was physically unharmed and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
It was not immediately clear how Dykes died.
Police say Dykes fatally shot a school bus driver last Tuesday, and then abducted the boy from the bus in Midland City.
Police used a ventilation pipe to the bunker to talk to the man and deliver the boy medication for his emotional disorders.
Neighbors describe Dykes as a menacing figure who holds anti-government views.
(The Associated Press also contributed to this report.)
