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A man who walked into a rural bank branch carrying a rifle and wearing a stocking over his head was shot to death by the bank’s manager, who then went outside and shot out the tires on the man’s car, authorities said.
Kentucky State Police said the man held open the bank’s front door and pointed his 30.06 rifle at the manager, who quickly drew a .45-caliber handgun from under a counter and shot him once in the chest.
The man, identified as Robert Hazelwood, 44, of nearby Leitchfield, staggered outside and collapsed near his car, Trooper Eddie Lair said.
The bank manager, Clyde Bratcher, followed him outside and fired three more shots to puncture the tires of Hazelwood’s Ford Tempo in the bank’s parking lot, Lair said.
