Two people are dead and two others have been left with injuries after a bank robbery that culminated in a car chase in Eufaula, Okla., according to the Associated Press. One of those killed was the bank's president and CEO, Randy Peterson.
The suspect was identified by FBI Special Agent Terry Weber to be Cedric Lamont Norris, 39, according to The Oklahoman. Norris allegedly entered the bank while pretending to be a woman, walked into Peterson's office and shot him in the stomach, according to The Oklahoman. He then went to the bank tellers and demanded money from them, according to reports by News On 6.
"I've seen people die, but I've never seen a more horrific way to die than what I saw today," the bank's owner Robert Simpson told The Oklahoman, who ran into Peterson's office immediately after he was shot. "He was a great man. I just don't know what I'm going to do without him."
Norris attempted to take a number of hostages, including two employees and a customer, according to The Oklahoman. One employee was non-fatally shot in the struggle and the customer was wounded after being held hostage.
After leaving the bank, Norris drove north and was briefly chased by officers before being killed in the shootout. The customer who was being held hostage was also shot but did not sustain any life-threatening injuries, according to News on 6. No law enforcement officials were injured during the incident.
Norris is a Texas resident who has previous felony convictions for robbery and other crimes in Texas and Oklahoma, according to The Oklahoman.
