Police say suspect shot and killed in robbery attempt

In this photo provided by Marcellus Johnson, authorities draw their guns on a man suspected in a bank robbery, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Miami Beach, Fla. Police said they killed the man, who they say had a straight edge razor in his hand. (Marcellus Johnson via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT In this photo provided by Marcellus Johnson, authorities draw their guns on a man suspected in a bank robbery, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Miami Beach, Fla. Police said they killed the man, who they say had a straight edge razor in his hand. (Marcellus Johnson via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press December 5, 2015 2 min read

MIAMI BEACH (AP) – Police in Miami Beach say they killed a razor-wielding man suspected in a bank robbery early Saturday.

Kathleen Prieto of the Miami Beach Police Department said in an email that police responded to an emergency call from a Bank of America branch on Alton Road. The person who made the 911 call said a suspect was armed with a bomb and had passed a note to the teller.

Prieto said police arrived at the scene and found the suspect inside a barber shop. He then exited the shop with a “straight edge razor in his hand.” Shots were fired and the suspect was killed.

Witnesses told The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/1NO2Pjw ) that the man was seen causing a commotion inside the barber shop.

A video of a shooting on Miami Beach was posted on Instagram and elsewhere on social media. In the video, a man without a shirt is seen briefly confronting what appeared to be at least three police officers outside a shopping center. The man is shot and falls to the ground.