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Authorities hope to identify bank robbers from photos
Incident Tuesday at SunTrust involved suspect with assault rifle
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One suspect in a bank robbery Tuesday at the SunTrust Bank at 1430 Thompson Bridge Road carried an assault rifle, seen in this security footage from the bank.
Authorities are continuing to search for two suspects in a Tuesday bank robbery and on Wednesday released dramatic photos of the incident, in hopes someone may be able to identify the men.The photos show the two suspects in the bank, with one of them carrying an assault rifle. One picture shows one of the men pointing the rifle at a teller, who has her left hand in the air.“These individuals are violent and we consider them armed and dangerous,” FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett said. “They came into the bank with a very assault-type weapon, high-capacity high-velocity-type weapon — very distinctive, someone should be able to recognize that weapon as well.”The men entered the bank at 1430 Thompson Bridge Road at about 4:45 p.m. and announced the robbery, according to a news release from the FBI.One man was carrying the assault rifle and the other a white bag.The man with the rifle demanded money and both robbers at some point jumped over the teller counter, according to the release.After obtaining the money they left the bank.