KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville police are asking for the public's help to find the man who robbed a bank branch Monday afternoon in a busy West Knoxville neighborhood.
Police were summoned to the First Horizon Bank at 324 N. Cedar Bluff Road about 3:10 p.m.
According to the department, bank employees said a man came into the bank and demanded money. After securing cash, he fled from the bank on foot through the parking lot of a nearby McDonald’s.
The Knoxville Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit and the FBI responded and are investigating.
The suspect from the robbery, who remains unidentified at this time, is described as a white man, approximately 5’5 in height.
As part of the investigation, investigators said they are looking for dashcam video or other information from anyone who was in the McDonald’s parking lot or the Cedar Bluff area Monday around 3:15 p.m. that could assist in identifying the suspect.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact either the Knoxville Police Department or the FBI’s Knoxville, Tennessee Field Office.
Tips or dashcam video can be submitted to East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers 24/7 by phone at 865-215-7165, online at www.easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips mobile app.
Tips can also be submitted to the FBI at 865-544-0751 or online at https://tips.fbi.gov.
