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Bank Worker Shot In DeKalb Robbery
(WSB Radio) The hunt is on for the two men who shot a bank employee during an armed bank robbery in DeKalb County.
Two male suspects entered the SunTrust in the Embry Hills shopping center at I-285 and Chamblee Tucker around 10:30 Monday morning, and shots were fired.
WSB has confirmed that one bank employee was hit and was hospitalized soon after in serious condition. The FBI is involved in the investigation, along with DeKalb Police, and the hunt is on for the suspects, who may have gotten away in a dark blue or black minivan.
It was "a very dynamic robbery," says FBI Special Agent Steve Emmett. "I'm confident it was a very traumatic experience for all involved."
Emmett says the two black men barged into the bank and conducted a violent "takeover robbery," brandishing a gun and at various points, holding the gun to the back of a customer's head and pointing it at a teller. Frustrated that in their view, an employee wasn't moving fast enough to get them the cash they were demanding, the crooks dragged the worker from a side office and shot him in the leg.
Tipsters are asked to call the FBI at (404) 679-9000.
Click here to see a slideshow of the bank robbers: Suntrust Bank Robbery Suspects 11/2/09
What others are saying
- Yea but....Why are thugs and illegals being compared? Two totally different types of people. One causes mayhem while the other tends to work by any means. What's the comparison?
- re: Michael and JohnGreat points. All it would take is a few bank robbers with splattered heads to make aspiring robbers rethink their future profession. I agree with the comment about illegals vs thugs. I've workd with hispanics for years and have found them to generally be great folks. That definitely can't be said about the inner-city thugs that have taken over the zoo downtown.
- GunsIf all the bank customers and all the bank employees had their own guns, the robbers might have reconsidered their career choice.
- Bank Worker Shot In DeKalb RobberySome of Atl. finest thugs in action. Give me a hundred illeagals anyday over these thugs.
- Man-TrapHow does the "Man-trap" handle permitted carriers, like cops?
- RobberyIn California at the Wells Fargo bank, they have the "Man-trap" which locks the doors around anyone entering the bank with anything the size of a stapler in their posession, ie like a gun!
- Bank RobberyThe mini-van will more than likely turn out to be stolen.
- Two Black Men Barged Into BankMinivan......I wish I could afford a minivan!!! I hope the employee and all the rest will be okay.
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