

A person of interest is in custody in connection with the fatal shootings of two bank employees during a robbery, Kentucky, authorities said.The person is “believed to be involved” in the robbery that took place in Berea, located about 36 miles south of Lexington, on Thursday, Trooper Justin Kearney of the Kentucky State Police wrote in a post on Facebook early Friday. Kentucky State Police said a masked man had entered a branch of U.S. Bank on Thursday afternoon and fatally shot a male and female employee. The victims were identified by Kearney as Breanna Edwards, 35, of Madison County, and Brian Switzer, 42, of Jessamine County, during a news conference on Thursday night, local news station WKYT reported.“This was a team effort," Kearney wrote in the Facebook post on Friday. "Appreciate the assistance from the Lexington Police Department, our federal partners, and the other agencies involved.”Newsweek has contacted Kentucky State Police and U.S. Bank for further comment via email....What We Know Kearney said on Thursday that law enforcement had attempted to an individual believed to be connected to the shooting in his vehicle after it was spotted in Berea. But that person fled the scene, prompting a chase that
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