Thursday, February 28, 2008
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a bank Wednesday, then fled, police said. Seven schools were locked down while police searched, and a car crash that happened minutes later was believed to be connected to the robbery.
Police had one person in custody and were searching for another. It wasn’t clear if the robber got away with any money, authorities said.
The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. at a Webster Bank branch in the western Connecticut city.
Minutes later, a car matching a description of one that fled the scene was involved in an accident on a nearby highway.