Bank Employee Shot During Robbery

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A bank employee was shot during an attempted bank robbery Monday.

Stephen Emmett of the FBI said two black males entered the Suntrust Bank in Tucker around 10:16 a.m. and announced a bank robbery.

At least one black semi auto handgun was brandished. At one point, one of the robbers placed the gun to the head of a bank customer and pointed it directly at a bank teller, said Emmett.

Emmett said during the take-over style robbery, a bank employee was pulled from a side office and was shot in the leg.

The first robber is described as an African American male, 60- 62, slender build, facial hair, possibly wearing a wig, ball cap, orange shirt with long sleeves. The second robber is described as an African American male, 58, with a stocky build.

Both departed on foot but they are believed to have jumped into a black or dark blue mini van.

The FBI and DeKalb police are investigating.

Anyone with information should call the FBI at (404) 679-9000.