Man who stormed Florida bank and massacred five people has been named

A man stormed a Florida bank yesterday and massacred five people. The identity of the attacker has now been revealed.

21-year-old Zephen Xaver is accused of bursting into the Sun Trust bank in Sebring, central Florida, around 12:30pm Wednesday and opening fire. He killed at least five people, police say, with Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund warning others injured in the massacre could still die, Metro UK reports.

It is unclear whether the casualties were bank employees or customers.

After shooting, Xaver dialled 911. He later surrendered to officers when SWAT team arrived at the bank.

Xaver, who lives in Sebring, is currently in police custody. The motive for the massacre has not been revealed.

Helicopter footage showed the front of the building badly damaged afterwards, with its windows smashed and metal frames littering the ground.