Suspect shot in head by guard in Lakewood bank robbery
Sep 16, 2014, 5:45 AM | Updated: 5:46 am
Police in Lakewood say an armored car guard shot and wounded a man who tried to rob a Bank of America branch. The suspect managed to flee in a waiting car — without any cash. He’s believed to be the same man who soon turned up at a local hospital and was taken to surgery.
The suspect was wounded in the left side of his head and fled the bank near the 9000 block of Bridgeport Way.
The News Tribune reports that Lt. Chris Lawler says the wounded man is expected to survive.
Lawler says a woman was driving the getaway car. Hospital surveillance footage shows a vehicle matching the description of the getaway car. Lawler said the vehicle dropped the man off and left. Police continue to search for the car and driver.
The woman driving the getaway vehicle is described as 20-something, black, with a medium build and a tight ponytail, wearing dark-rimmed glasses.
Lawler says about 30 people were in the bank at the time.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
