FBI looking for two suspects in connection with Phoenix robbery
Nov 24, 2017, 6:26 PM | Updated: 6:52 pm
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PHOENIX — The FBI is asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects they believe robbed the Desert Schools Federal Credit Union Friday near 7th Street and Thunderbird Road.
At about 2:30 p.m., authorities said two men wearing hooded sweatshirts and bandanas entered the credit union with handguns and demanded money, according to a press release.
Authorities said the suspects threatened customers and bank employees during the robbery. At some point, at least one shot was fired. No one was injured.
The men are believed to have taken an undisclosed amount of money before they left in a light-colored sedan.
The men are described as 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall and have an average build. Both men are believed to be in their 20s or 30s and either white or Hispanic, the press release said.
Both men are considered armed and dangerous.
If you have any information on this incident, please contact the FBI at (623)-466-1999 or call Silent Witness at (480) 948-6377. You can also submit a tip to the FBI online.