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A man was fatally shot by police Friday morning after he attempted to rob a bank in Takoma Park, authorities said. Three people were also injured.
The incident began at 9:25 a.m. when police officers were called to the Capital One bank at New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard for a report of a suspicious package. When officers from Takoma Park and Prince George's County police departments arrived on the scene, they discovered that a suspect was holding a weapon to the head of a woman.
Six people were in the bank at the time of the robbery.
Video shown on a number of local television stations shows the suspect and a female hostage leaving the bank and walking toward a parking lot. The two are surrounded by armed police officers nearby.
Shortly after a red dye pack explodes, the video shows, the suspect slips and the hostage breaks free. The suspect chases the hostage as police stand feet away.
Read more on the Maryland Bank Robber on The Washington Post.