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Sandy Plains Road bank robbery suspect

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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Police need the public’s help locating a Sandy Plains Road bank robbery suspect who got away after a holdup on Halloween.

UPDATED, Nov. 20, 2:20 P.M.: Police say the suspect apparently shot himself this morning as they attempted to serve him with a search warrant.

On Friday Marietta Police released surveillance photos of the man they say held up the SunTrust Bank branch at 1840 Sandy Plains Road.

The robbery took place at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 31, according to police, who said the man handed a teller a note demanding cash and saying he had a gun.

He left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

The suspect is described as a slender white male, between six feet and 6-foot-5, with police adding that he bears “unique physical features including birthmarks and his distinct chin structure.”

Police also said the circumstances of this robbery resemble a similar bank robbery at a Wells Fargo Bank at 2687 Sandy Plains Road on June 22.

Anyone with information about the Oct. 31 robbery is asked to contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS or Marietta Detective Greene at 770-794-2365.

Call Cobb Police at 770-499-3945 with information about the June robbery.

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