Police searching for suspect in Villa Rica bank robbery

VILLA RICA, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Police in Villa Rica are asking the public for help solving a bank robbery Tuesday morning.

Investigators say officers were called to a Bank of Ozark on Highway 78 at 9:13 a.m. for reports of a robbery.

Witnesses told police that a man had entered the bank with a handgun and demanded money from employees. After getting the money, he fled on foot.

Police described the suspect as a man in his late teens or early 20s. He was wearing black pants, a red hoodie with the word "KING" on the front and top, light-colored gloves, and a face mask.

If you have any information on the suspect or the robbery, please call Detective Blake Terry at (678) 840-1322 or email bterry@villarica.org.