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Suspect in attempted bank robbery shot by police at Leesburg Walmart

Conner Peltzer, 30, was shot after threatening use of explosives during a failed bank robbery; deputies fired when he exited his vehicle armed, sheriff's office said.

  • A man suspected in an attempted bank robbery was shot by a deputy with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in a parking lot at Walmart in Leesburg.
  • The shooting occurred as law enforcement approached an allegedly armed man around 11:40 a.m.
  • The suspect, who has not been identified, attempted to rob the Bank of America at Dulles Crossing on Monday, threatening to use explosives during the robbery attempt.
  • The man was taken to a hospital, but no details about his condition have been provided.
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A man suspected of attempting to rob a bank was shot by an agent of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in a Leesburg parking lot on Tuesday, according to authorities. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Walmart in Leesburg when police tried to approach a man allegedly armed around 11:40 a.m. According to the sheriff’s office, the man who was injured attempted to rob the Bank of America in Dulles Crossing on Monday. FBI detectives, age…

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