Masked Gunmen Rob Martha's Vineyard Bank, No Arrests Made

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA — A manhunt is underway for three masked gunmen who robbed Rockland Trust Bank in the Vineyard Haven community of Martha's Vineyard on Thursday morning, the Cape and Islands District Attorney announced.

At around 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, "three unknown individuals rushed into the bank as employees entered to open the bank for business. These subjects were masked, gloved and armed with handguns," the DA's Office said.

The District Attorney and Tisbury Police Chief Chris Habekost said that residents of the island "should remain vigilant," but that they don't believe there's cause to be "overly alarmed."

"This was a targeted crime and there is no additional information that should cause undue fear," they said.

Federal, state and local police are continuing the investigation and are asking the public for any information regarding the mask depicted in the photo at the top of this article.

The District Attorney didn't address whether an investigation at a Falmouth Holiday Inn was connected to the robbery investigation. However, NBC 10 reported that the investigation was believed to be connected, though the law enforcement officials on the scene didn't find the suspects during a sweep of the hotel.

The Falmouth Police said there was an active police incident scene on Jones Road around 1 p.m. on Thursday. Area schools were put in a shelter-in-place status "as a precaution."

The schools put into shelter-in-place were Mullen-Hall School, Lawrence School, and Morse Pond School. Falmouth school officials said "students and staff remain safe and are continuing normal day activities inside the school."

However, the lockdown did affect pickup for students at Morse Pond. All students at Morse Pond were taken by bus to Falmouth High School for dismissal.