Man killed while allegedly trying to rob ATM guards in North County ID’d; 2 suspects at large
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV.com) – Police have identified the suspect who was killed while allegedly trying to rob two armed guards who were servicing an ATM in North County Tuesday.
According to authorities, two suspects waited in the parking lot of Vantage Credit Union at 601 Greenway Chase Drive near New Halls Ferry for the guards to arrive. A third suspect waited inside a getaway vehicle.
When the guards showed up around 1:40 p.m. and began working on the machine, two suspects wearing ski masks approached them. Both guards fired their guns and at least one of the suspects fired his weapon, according to police.
“I thought [the guards] acted very quickly,” Lt. Matt O’Neill with St. Louis County police said. “That was very quick thinking on his part. He was actually going to give them the money and he started shooting.”
During the shooting, one suspect was shot and later died in the hospital. He was identified by police Wednesday morning as 19-year-old Jordan Pruitt, of St. Louis.
The guards were unharmed. They are reportedly cooperating with the police investigation.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV.com) — The 20-year-old man who was shot and killed while allegedly robbing an ATM technician in North County Tuesday pleaded guilty to a similar crime at a bank just three miles away, according to documents obtained from the St. Louis County Prosecutors Office.
Jordan Pruitt pleaded guilty to robbing an ATM technician at the Vantage Credit Union on West Florissant at New Halls Ferry in December 2017. At the time of Tuesday’s alleged crime, Pruitt was out on bail awaiting sentencing.
In December 2017, police said Pruitt put a knife to the neck of the ATM technician, but was scared away by an armed eye witness.
Intruder shot and killed by resident in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police are investigating after a homeowner shot and killed an intruder overnight.
It happened just before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of Houseman Avenue NE Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids police say a 51-year-old man showed up to the home to confront a woman inside.
The man pushed his way into the home where an argument ensued. A 38-year-old man inside the home then confronted the intruder and ended up shooting the intruder in the chest, killing him.
Police say it appears the victim is known by the shooter and another woman who lived inside the home.
There are no charges at this time and the investigation is on-going