Sixth Bank Robbed

The El Paso Employees Federal Credit Union, 9305 North Loop, El Paso, Texas, was robbed about 3:30 today. The subject walked into the bank holding a gun, pointed it at a teller and made the teller empty his cash drawer into a bag. The bank robber spoke only in Spanish. After making the teller get down on the floor, the robber left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. This is El Paso’s sixth bank robbery this year.

Subject Description:

• Hispanic male, in his late 30’s
• 5’10” tall, medium build with brown eyes and dark complexion
• Wearing a blue hat with an American flag emblem, white long sleeve shirt over a gray hooded shirt, blue jeans and black shoes with white soles
• He work a surgical mask, clear safety glasses, and work gloves
• Carried a black handgun, possibly semiautomatic, in his right hand
• Spanish speaker

This case is being worked by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force, which includes the El Paso Police Department and El Paso Sheriff’s Department. If anyone was in the vicinity of this bank and has information about this robbery, please call the FBI at 915-832-5000.