Gunmen assault several people during Omaha bank robbery, police say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Omaha Police are investigating after several people were assaulted in a bank robbery on Thursday.

The robbery happened around 11:30 a.m. at the First National Bank near South 175th Street and West Center Road.

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Omaha Police say two suspects armed with handguns entered the bank and demanded money.

Employees told police that multiple people were assaulted while the crime unfolded.

The suspects fled the scene in a white minivan, which was later found abandoned near the bank.

Police did not disclose how much money was stolen from the bank, if any.

Later on Thursday, police arrested 26-year-old Taliaferro Thompson and 28-year-old Andrew Kincaid.

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Both were arrested on suspicion of robbery and use of a weapon to commit a felony.