UPDATED, 4:50 P.M.
Cobb Police spokeswoman Officer Sarah O’Harah said the suspect has died. Police have not released his name.
ORIGINAL REPORT, 2:30 P.M.
Cobb Police are saying this afternoon that the man suspected of robbing two banks on Sandy Plains Road shot himself when they arrived at a home with a search warrant.
Sgt. Wayne Delk, a Cobb Police spokesman, said the unidentified man was in critical condition at WellStar Kennestone Hospital after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Delk said Cobb Police SWAT officers and Marietta Police arrived at a residence on Wayward Drive in Northeast Cobb shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday to issue the search warrant.
He said the warrant was obtained after detectives were able to identify him based on tips both police agencies received from the public.
Last Friday Marietta Police released the above surveillance photo and asked for the public’s help in finding the suspect of a Halloween robbery at a SunTrust Bank branch at 1840 Sandy Plains Road.
Police believe he’s the same man who held up a Wells Fargo branch at 2687 Sandy Plains Road on June 22.
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