18-year-old facing federal charges in deadly Kentucky bank robbery

By Updated on: May 1, 2026 / 6:27 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google An 18-year-old is facing federal charges after two employees were shot and killed this week during a bank robbery in Kentucky, authorities said Friday. Brailen Weaver was charged with armed bank robbery, use of a firearm in a crime of violence and causing death with a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Kentucky announced.Weaver allegedly entered a U.S. Bank in Berea, about 36 miles south of Lexington, on Thursday and shot and killed a man and a woman, both employees at the bank, police said. Their names were not immediately released. Weaver then allegedly checked multiple drawers in the bank and immediately left, authorities said. It's unclear if he left the bank with anything. Weaver was captured at 3 a.m. Friday after law enforcement attempted to stop his vehicle, leading to a pursuit that exceeded 100 mph, authorities said. Weaver ultimately crashed his car and then fled on foot."As alleged, this deplorable act of violence in broad daylight has left two families in Kentucky with unthinkable loss. Our hearts go out to them," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche