Disturbing moment armed thieves fire shots and send customers running for cover during a robbery inside a government-owned bank in Brazil
- At least seven men robbed a Caixa bank Thursday afternoon in Guariba, Brazil
- The group used two vehicles to seal off the surrounding streets
- The government-operated bank said an unknown amount of cash was taken
- A male client, 65, received medical attention after he was hit by broken glass
This is the shocking moment a group of armed thieves opened fire and sent customers running for safety during a bank robbery in southeastern Brazil.
At least seven men participated in Thursday’s afternoon heist at a Guariba, Sao Paulo, branch of the government-owned Caixa Savings Bank, the Civil Police reported.
The assailants barged into the bank approximately 3:30pm after it had already closed for the day and sealed off the street with two vehicles while two accomplices stood in opposite corners brandishing military rifles.
Customers at the government-operated Caixa Savings Bank, in Guariba, Brazil, seek cover moments after at least five gunmen barged into a branch and opened fire Thursday afternoon before fleeing with an unknown amount of money. No arrests had been reported as of Friday
An assailant (left) brandishes his weapon while an accomplice stands back during a bank robbery in southeastern Brazil on Thursday. A 65-year-old client suffered a knee injury after cutting himself with glass
Surveillance video shows the moment five of the robbers announced the robbery as they sprayed the bank with bullets, which shattered several windows and the branch’s glass entrance door.
Bank officials told the police that the thieves then made their way toward the bank’s vault and seized an unknown amount of cash before exiting as they continued to unload their guns.
Brazilian news outlet G1 reported that one of the cars they utilized was stolen Thursday morning.
Authorities in Guariba, a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, are looking for at least seven suspects who participated in a bank robbery Thursday afternoon
Two masked suspects carrying military rifles stood outside a bank in Guariba, Brazil, while their accomplices pulled off a daylight robbery Thursday. No arrests have been reported
A bystander recorded two suspects standing outside the bank and one of them firing into the air before jumping inside a black car and fleeing.
A 65-year-old male client injured his right knee after he was hit by the debris from the broken glass doors and windows.
City government officials said the man was treated at a local hospital and released.
Authorities had not reported any arrests as of Friday afternoon.