SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Southfield Police Department says a suspect is in custody in connection to the armed robbery of a PNC Bank on Tuesday afternoon.
Police say the suspect walked into the bank along Northwestern Highway around 12:30 p.m. carrying an axe and demanding cash.
See video from the scene below
Bank robbery scene video
After receiving the cash, police say he struck a female employee in the head and left the location.
He was later identified as a 55-year-old Southfield man.
Officers eventually tracked the suspect to the city of Detroit and took him into custody in the area of Greenfield and Joy roads around 1:33 p.m.
The employee was taken to the hospital and is listed in stable condition.
