A person of interest is in custody after 2 U.S. Bank employees were killed in a Kentucky robbery

BEREA, Ky. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting deaths of two bank employees during a robbery has been taken into custody, a Kentucky state trooper said Friday.

The man is “believed to be involved” in the bank robbery in Berea on Thursday, Trooper Justin Kearney said.

State police say a man wearing a gray-and-white hoodie, gloves and a mask walked into a U.S. Bank branch in Berea on Thursday and shot a male and female employee.

Law enforcement went door to door searching for information and surveillance video, along with helicopters, drones and dogs. The Lexington Police Department and county sheriff’s offices, as well as the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, also participated in the search.

“It was a team effort,” Kearney said Friday morning.

He did not give further details.

Schools in the area were quarantined for a period of time on Thursday until the campuses were deemed safe. State police said the students were not allowed to take buses home and their parents had to pick them up.

US Bank said it is working closely with law enforcement and is committed to supporting victims’ families and bank colleagues.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic incident that claimed the lives of two employees at our Berea, Kentucky branch earlier today,” the company said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, our colleagues and the entire Berea community.”

Berea is approximately 36 miles (58 kilometers) south of Lexington.