LAKE MARY, Fla. – An armored truck employee shot at a man during a robbery at a Lake Mary bank Thursday afternoon, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said that at some time before 12:30 p.m., employees of Loomis, a cash handling company, were making their way out of a Bank of America on Lake Mary Boulevard when a man took cash they were bringing out on a cart and fled in a white Mercedes.
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Shots were then fired by a Loomis employee in the direction of the suspect vehicle, which was later found in a parking garage at an Orlando apartment complex, deputies said.
Authorities responded to Camden Orange Court Apartments located at 668 N Orange Ave. shortly after the bank robbery, where they took a man into custody, later identified as Michael Virgil, 22.
According to Seminole County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Bob Kealing, authorities believe it is the man wanted in connection with the robbery.
Virgil acted alone, according to deputies.
The man faces charges of violating probation and robbery with a firearm.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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