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A person of interest is in custody after 2 U.S. Bank employees were killed in a Kentucky robbery
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A person of interest is in custody after 2 U.S. Bank employees were killed in a Kentucky robbery

The Seattle Times·The Associated Press The Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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BEREA, Ky. (AP) — A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shootings of two bank employees during a robbery, a Kentucky state trooper said Friday. The person is “believed to be involved” in the bank robbery in Berea on Thursday, Trooper Justin Kearney posted online. A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask entered a branch of U.S. Bank in Berea and shot a male and female employee on Thursday, state police said. Law enforcement officials went door to door in search of information and surveillance video, as well as using helicopters, drones and dogs. The Lexington Police Department, county sheriff’s offices took part in the search, along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “This was a team effort,” Kearney posted Friday morning. He did not provide further details. Area schools went into lockdown for a while Thursday until campuses were deemed safe.…

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