Feb 06, 2025

Search continues for Kan. bank robbery suspect connected to school threat

Posted Feb 06, 2025 12:00 PM
Security camera image FBI
Security camera image FBI

WYANDOTTE COUNTY—Law enforcement continue their search for a suspect in a Kansas bank robbery.

Just after 9:30a.m. on Jan. 31, a suspect described as a man approximately 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, a neon mask and sunglasses entered the U.S. Bank, 10959 Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a statement from the FBI. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money.

He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

 Approximately ten minutes before the robbery, police in Kansas City, Kansas received an anonymous call reporting a man with a gun at an elementary school just east of the bank.  The schools were briefly placed on lockdown.  Officers determined there was no threat.

---------