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FBI investigates bank robbery in Lee's Summit

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Posted at 7:18 PM, Jun 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-03 20:18:57-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The FBI is investigating the second bank robbery in as many days in the Kansas City metro.

Great Southern Bank, 150 Northeast Todd George Parkway, was robbed around 3:20 p.m., according to the FBI.

The suspect is a male who is roughly 5 feet, 9 inches, tall with a thin build. He was wearing a white ball cap, a long-sleeve button down shirt, dark pants and a black COVID face mask.

The man verbally demanded cash and “threatened a weapon,” according to the FBI, but one was not shown.

The suspect fled the scene with an unknown amount of money.

No injuries were reported.

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