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Armored car guard shot, Milwaukee bank robbed
A 55-year-old armored car guard was shot Thursday, July 13, near 79th and Capitol in Milwaukee during a robbery.
MILWAUKEE - A 55-year-old armored car guard was shot Thursday, July 13, near 79th and Capitol in Milwaukee during a robbery. A 31-year-old Milwaukee man has been arrested.
This is the second time this year that police tape surrounded this North Shore Bank for a robbery. This time an armored truck guard was shot.
The robber might have run off, but cameras caught it all.
79th and Capitol, Milwaukee
The cameras near the North Shore Bank caught someone wearing a ski mask walking toward the bank.
"This is not the movies. This is Milwaukee, Wisconsin," said Margaret Sanders, someone who lives nearby.
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"I heard the six gunshots right outside my bedroom window," said Peggy Studenec, who lives next door.
That gunfire was followed by a person running to what looks like a getaway car until cash spilled everywhere.
The man dropped money from car
"He was just shoveling it in his hands in the car and finally just got in the car and let the box sit," said Studenec.
Police said someone tried to rob an armored truck. Those bulletproof trucks typically transport large amounts of money. Police said a 55-year-old armored car guard was shot during the robbery. He was taken to the hospital.
"It was bad. He was laying there," said Studenec. "He was alert, he was talking, but he was rolling in so much pain."
A different guard, a 26-year-old woman, fired at the person who ran off. Studenec, who lives next to the bank, said this is Déjà vu.
"I was in shock. I thought not again," said Studenec.
Bank robbery near 79th and Capitol
It's the second time this year that the bank had an armored truck robbed. In January, robbers got away with more than $100,000.
"For it to happen again in the same neighborhood, it’s getting ridiculous, said Sanders. "It’s getting out of hand."
Police don't know if the robbers were shot this time. They also won't say if or how much cash they got away with.
"It’s escalated to people going through extreme measures to try to get money," said Sanders.
Susan Doyle, senior vice resident of retail banking for North Shore Bank, released the following statement regarding the incident at the bank’s Milwaukee Capitol office:
"The safety and wellbeing of our employees, customers, and our business partners is our top priority. We are cooperating fully with the authorities as they investigate this matter."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips App.