Gunman Strikes at Lilburn Wells Fargo

Gwinnett County police are reporting a Friday morning bank robbery at a Wells Fargo bank in unincorporated Lilburn.

The robbery happened about 10:30 a.m. at the Wells Fargo located at 1028 Killian Hill Road, according to police. No one was injured.

Armed with a handgun, police said the suspect jumped the teller counter and obtained an unknown amount of money at gunpoint. He then fled the area in a waiting vehicle which police describe as a burgundy 2000 – 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The car had Tennessee tags and body damage to the right rear fender. 

Wells Fargo has offered a $5,000 reward in this case. It is the latest hold-up in recent months of local Wells Fargo robberies. There was an armed bank robbery in the on June 13; on June 23, was robbed; and then it happened again on July 11 in Stone Mountain at a .

The investigation into the Lilburn-area robbery will be led by the FBI. GCPD Robbery Unit detectives responded to the scene and will assist in the investigation.

Anyone who comes into contact with the aforementioned vehicle is asked to call 911 and anyone with information on this case is asked to call GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300.

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