Person of interest in custody after two U.S. Bank employees were killed in robbery in Kentucky

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsPerson of interest in custody after two U.S. Bank employees were killed in robbery in KentuckySurveillance footage showed a masked man storm the bank branch in BereaVia AP news wire Friday 01 May 2026 15:20 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2968840To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/us-bank-robbery-kentucky-berea-person-of-interest-b2968919.html","title":"Person of interest in custody after two U.S. Bank employees killed in robbery "}}Schools in the area were on lockdown as police searched for the gunman (AP)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A person of interest is...