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Omaha Steve

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Fri May 1, 2026, 09:50 AM Friday

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

Source: AP

Updated 7:43 AM CDT, May 1, 2026

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 and county sheriff’s offices took part in the search, along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/berea-kentucky-bank-robbery-bf13b9d339ceef55ffd4b21ab2bb3f8e

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