WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania bank robbery suspect fatally shot a supermarket customer who ran after him and tried to stop his getaway car, police said.
South Strabane Township police identified the dead man as Vincent Kelley, 46, of Washington, Pa.
Kelley and his friend Jared Cameron, 21, were shopping at the Giant Eagle in Strabane Square when the man robbed an in-store Citizens Bank branch about 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
"I saw him with his umbrella open, and it looked suspicious. It caught my eye," Cameron said of the robber. "I just kind of ignored it for a minute and then I heard a scream from the bank."
The robber, dressed in black and disguised by a mask and a large, light-colored floppy hat, jumped back over the bank counter with a duffel bag full of money over his shoulder and Kelley gave chase, Cameron said.
"The guy pulled the gun on Vinnie right outside the store, and Vinnie didn't stop. He just kept going and I followed right behind him," Cameron said. The robber started driving away while Kelley jumped into the car and grabbed for a knife he kept on his belt.
