Cynthia Pasmore of Maryland, 35, is charged with armed robbery andbeing a fugitive from justice. She is wanted in Maryland for violatingprobation. Michelle Peters, 30, is also charged with armed robbery.
The FBI has confirmed that the third suspect, a male who was shot to deathafter the chase when he pulled a gun on police officers, was 45-year-oldRobert Downey, Jr. of Silver Spring, Maryland. He is a former employee ofWBAL-TV news inBaltimore. The FBI says Downey was being investigated in connection withat least nine other bank robberies in the Washington, D.C. area. Theysuspect the two women may also have been involved in at least three ofthose robberies.
Friday, a state trooper who was injured in Thursday's fray grantedWRAL-TV5'sAmanda Lamban exclusiveinterview. Trooper Scott Pirilla says there were some tense moments duringthe chase.
Pirilla jumped out of his car when the suspects' car landed in a ditch.When a woman ran from the car he chased her on foot. That's when hereceived his head injury.
Pirilla was injured in the head and the knee, but he said he feelslucky.
The FBI is handling the investigation of the bank robbery. The StateBureau of Investigation is handling the shooting investigation.
Sourcesclose to the case say the suspect's gun, while it looked like a .45calibre pistol, was actually a BB gun.
The trooper who shot the suspect is on paid leave while the investigationcontinues.
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