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| 'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US | 'Leprechaun robbers' killed in US |
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| Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day costume, have been killed in a shootout with police in Tennessee. | |
| First State Bank in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin was held up on Wednesday by a man dressed as a leprechaun, police said. | First State Bank in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin was held up on Wednesday by a man dressed as a leprechaun, police said. |
| The man left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. | The man left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. |
| Both suspects were shot dead when they ditched their vehicle and ran into a field, pursued by police officers. | Both suspects were shot dead when they ditched their vehicle and ran into a field, pursued by police officers. |
| The costumed suspect had initially walked into a Fifth Third Bank nearby at lunchtime but left again because it was too crowded, witness Bradley Webb told Tennessee's News Channel 5. | The costumed suspect had initially walked into a Fifth Third Bank nearby at lunchtime but left again because it was too crowded, witness Bradley Webb told Tennessee's News Channel 5. |
| 'Large-calibre gun' | 'Large-calibre gun' |
| Sharon Riehemann, manager of the Fifth Third Bank, said the costumed man had been wearing a green top hat, vest and shorts and a fake brown beard and wig. | Sharon Riehemann, manager of the Fifth Third Bank, said the costumed man had been wearing a green top hat, vest and shorts and a fake brown beard and wig. |
| "He started to come in, then looked at his watch, then turned around and left," she was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | "He started to come in, then looked at his watch, then turned around and left," she was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. |
| After holding up First State Bank with a large-calibre gun, police said, the "leprechaun" man joined another suspect waiting in a car outside. | After holding up First State Bank with a large-calibre gun, police said, the "leprechaun" man joined another suspect waiting in a car outside. |
| Police spotted the car with the two suspects fleeing the scene and a car chase ensued. | Police spotted the car with the two suspects fleeing the scene and a car chase ensued. |
| One police car was hit by several bullets and the car broke down as a result, Sgt Bill Storment of the Gallatin Police Department was quoted as saying by Channel 5. | One police car was hit by several bullets and the car broke down as a result, Sgt Bill Storment of the Gallatin Police Department was quoted as saying by Channel 5. |
| The suspects left their car in a field and fled on foot. They were killed while exchanging fire with officers, police said. No officers were injured and money was recovered from the suspects' vehicle. | The suspects left their car in a field and fled on foot. They were killed while exchanging fire with officers, police said. No officers were injured and money was recovered from the suspects' vehicle. |
| Both suspects were pronounced dead on the scene. | Both suspects were pronounced dead on the scene. |
| The leprechaun, a solitary elf in Irish fairytales, figures in celebrations to mark St Patrick's Day, The Irish Republic's national holiday. | |
| AP notes that the case is reminiscent of a 22 December robbery in Nashville when a man dressed in a Santa suit - including hat, beard and moustache - held up a SunTrust Bank, demanding money from the teller at gunpoint. No arrests were made in that case. | AP notes that the case is reminiscent of a 22 December robbery in Nashville when a man dressed in a Santa suit - including hat, beard and moustache - held up a SunTrust Bank, demanding money from the teller at gunpoint. No arrests were made in that case. |