Crime & Safety
Southington Bank Robbery Suspect Dead After Schools Put Into Lockdown
Police are investigating the robbery, in which the suspect crashed a car and slit his own throat.
Photo: Police investigate the crash site near Marion Avenue. Courtesy of Twitter.com.
Three Southington Public Schools were placed in lockdown following a reported bank robbery, Eyewitness News reports.
TD Bank, located at 921 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, was reportedly robbed at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday. The robbery suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money in an older model blue car, police said.
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The suspect’s car struck another vehicle and crashed, according to witnesses, and police followed him to the Marion Avenue and Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike area.
Police said the suspect kicked in the door to an unoccupied home and slit his own throat. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead, and investigators have not released his name or age.
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The investigation is ongoing in the closed area, which drivers are advised to avoid. School lockdowns ended at approximately 10:30 a.m.
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