Kentucky teen charged in deadly bank robbery after high-speed chase
An 18-year-old Kentucky man, Brailen Weaver, has been charged with armed bank robbery and firearms offenses after a high-speed chase on Thursday night, resulting in two deaths at a U.S. Bank branch in Berea. Weaver is accused of shooting and killing a male victim and a teller during the robbery.
Brailen Weaver, 18, has been charged with armed bank robbery and firearms offenses that caused death. He entered a U.S. Bank branch in Berea, Kentucky, on Thursday at 2 p.m., shot and killed a male victim and a teller, and then fled. Authorities identified Weaver through surveillance video and social media posts, and he was pursued by police on I-75 at speeds over 100 mph. Weaver crashed his car in Lexington and fled on foot before being apprehended. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman will pursue state murder charges against Weaver. U.S. Bank is supporting the victims' families and colleagues. Bank robberies have declined nationally by 77% from 2010 to 2023, according to the FBI.
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