Suspect caught a day after Kentucky bank robbery shooting that left two workers dead

BEREA, Ky. — A person of interest believe to be involved in a deadly double shooting at a Kentucky bank Thursday is in police custody, Kentucky State Police announced Friday morning.

The suspect has not been identified and police have not released any other details on how they caught the suspect or where.

On Thursday, Trooper Justin Kearney said on social media the robbery happened at the U.S. Bank on Chestnut Street in Berea, and that the suspect fled the area.

ABC-affiliate WTVQ said KSP confirmed two people, a man and a woman, died following the robbery, and that both the robbery and shooting happened just after 2 p.m.

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, said Trooper Scottie Pennington, a spokesperson for the Kentucky State Police.

“They’re our people that work in our community, and they’re no longer with us,” Pennington told reporters. “At this time we do have some leads, and we’re trying our best to bring this evil person to justice.”

Law enforcement officials on Thursday were going door to door in search of information and surveillance video, as well as using helicopters, drones and dogs, Pennington said. Local and state police along with the FBI and other federal agencies were involved.

It was not clear whether the suspect fled in a vehicle, on foot or was picked up, the spokesperson said. He declined to say whether the suspect left the bank with anything.

Area schools went into lockdown for a while until campuses were deemed safe. Students were not allowed to go home on buses and had to be picked up by their parents, Pennington said.

U.S. Bank said it was working closely with law enforcement and committed to supporting the victims’ families and bank colleagues.

“We’re deeply saddened by the tragic event that took the lives of two of our employees at our Berea, Kentucky branch earlier today,” the company said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, our colleagues and the entire Berea community.”

Berea is about 36 miles south of Lexington.

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