Rockford Police have released the identity of the alleged bank robber and issued the following statement.On Friday, January 20, 2017 shortly before 4:00 p.m. personnel from the Rockford Police Department, Winnebago County Sheriff's Department, Illinois State Police and the local office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) responded to Alpine Bank, 2218 North Mulford Road, in reference to an attempted armed robbery with shots fired.
When they arrived officers learned that a white male suspect, later identified as 34-year-old Laurence Turner of Rockford, entered the bank and fired a round into the ceiling. Turner then fired his gun at an armed security guard, who was employed by the bank. The security guard returned fire and struck Turner, who collapsed and was later pronounced dead at the scene. No customers were present in the bank during the incident and no employees were injured.
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