2 U.S. Bank employees dead, person in custody after bank robbery

Updated May 1, 2026, 2:09 p.m. ETA female bank teller and a man are dead after being shot during a bank robbery, and the suspect in the case was facing federal charges May 1 for the attack that took place one day earlier in Central Kentucky.Kentucky State Trooper Justin Kearney said the robbery, which involved a masked gunman, took place the afternoon of April 30 at a U.S. Bank location in Berea. The city is in Madison County, about a 45-minute drive south of Lexington."This is a really terrible day for Berea," Kearny told reporters during a news conference.It was not immediately known whether anyone else was being investigated in connection to the incident.As of May 1, police had not released the victims' identities. USA TODAY has reached out to troopers for more information.Bank robbery suspect 'immediately shot a male victim'According to a federal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 18-year-old Brailen Weaver walked into the bank just before 2 p.m., immediately shot a male victim and shortly after shot a bank teller. The suspect then searched several bank drawers before fleeing and driving off in a silver BMW sedan with Alabama plates.The