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2 killed in Berea bank robbery; suspect still at large

A suspect remains on the loose following a bank robbery and shooting in Berea that left two bank employees dead Thursday afternoon, according to local officials.

Officers were called to the scene of the U.S. Bank on Thursday afternoon following a bank robbery on Chestnut Street. Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison said two people, a man and a woman, died in the shooting.

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the other died at Saint Joseph Berea Hospital, according to Cornelison. Their identities and ages weren’t available.

The suspect, described as a 6-foot-3 male and wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and light-colored shoes, fled the scene. It was not clear whether the suspect fled in a vehicle, on foot or was picked up, Trooper Scottie Pennington said. He declined to say whether the suspect left the bank with anything.

"We're trying our best to bring this evil person to justice," Pennington said at a news conference livestreamed by the Richmond Register. "We have all the resources provided to us right now."

Pennington said a “masked up” man walked into the bank, shot and killed two people. He said that U.S. Marshals, the ATF, and the FBI are all assisting.

Law enforcement officials were going door to door in search of information and surveillance video, as well as using helicopters, drones and canines, Pennington said.

Berea police said the suspect is armed and dangerous. “We are asking the public to avoid the area and report anything suspicious,” Trooper Justin Kearney said on social media. “If you see something, say something.”

Madison County Schools and Berea Community Schools were briefly on lockdown before being released. Multiple police agencies, including the Berea Police Department, the Kentucky State Police and FBI remain at the scene.


(Photo: Kentucky State Police via AP)
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