Gun-Toting Masked Man Robs Bank In Northeast Ohio

BEDFORD, OH — A man with a black semiautomatic gun robbed the Citizens Bank in Bedford on Tuesday. The man ordered all of the employees and customers to the ground, pointed his gun at them, and then took money from a teller.

According to the FBI, the lone suspect came into the Broadway Avenue bank and immediately ordered everyone to lay on the ground. He then demanded a teller put money into a plastic Family Dollar bag. After he got the money, he left the bank. No one was hurt during the robbery.

The suspect was a black man with "lots of facial hair," and a thin build. He was about 6 feet tall and wore dark clothing and a silver skull mask, the FBI said. Investigators have obtained photos of the man leaving a Family Dollar in Bedford, where he bought the skull mask.

Tips on the unknown suspect's identity can be provided to the Cleveland Division of the FBI, the Bedford Police Department or Crime Stoppers. Tips can remain anonymous. Reward money is available for information leading to the successful identification and prosecution of the individual responsible, the FBI said.