Police in Maryland are searching Tuesday for two masked gunmen accused of robbing a Brink’s armored truck outside a bank in Hyattsville.
The robbery happened Monday afternoon at a Truist Bank location in the 3400 block of East-West Highway, according to the Hyattsville Police Department.
“At 4:10 p.m., the Brink’s employee was taking cash out of [an] ATM when they were approached by two armed men,” police said in a statement. “The men took cash from the ATM and the Brink’s employee’s gun.”
Investigators say the suspects were Black males armed with a rifle and handgun and were wearing black ski masks and cargo pants.
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A Brink’s armored truck is parked outside the Truist Bank targeted in Hyattsville, Md.
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They were last observed fleeing the area in a black BMW SUV with tinted windows.
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A Hyattsville, Md., bank is seen from above Monday after police say a Brink’s armored truck was robbed.
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A Hyattsville, Md., bank where police say a Brink’s armored truck was robbed.
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The amount of cash that was stolen was not immediately disclosed.
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The Hyattsville Police Department says a Brink’s employee was retrieving money from an ATM when the employee was approached by two masked gunmen. Shown here is a Brink’s truck in California.
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Police urged the public to stay away from the area while investigators search for evidence.
“Normally around here it’s really a safe place, but hearing that is really upsetting,” Gianie Small told WTTG Fox 5 DC.
“To say that you are going to use a gun to rob somebody else when they have a gun —you know, that’s just crazy,” Camar Gregorio of Prince George’s County added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Hyattsville Police Department for further comment.
