Kamloops Mounties search for suspect after armed robbery Tuesday at Sahali bank

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Police are looking for a suspect after a brazen armed robbery Tuesday at a Kamloops bank.

Mounties were called to a bank in the 1200-block of Summit Drive just after 2:30 p.m. for a report of a robbery with a firearm.

“According to the report, a man in his 40s or 50s approached a teller, demanded money and brandished a handgun,” RCMP Const. Crystal Evelyn said in a news release.

“With money in his hands, the man fled westbound on foot.”

The suspect is described as a man with fair skin in his 40s or 50s standing five-foot-10 and weighing 190 pounds. He was wearing a black toque, a faded dark jacket, blue jeans, brown shoes and a navy blue COVID-19 mask.

Anyone with information can call police at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.