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WATCH: Suspect had 'improvised weapon' in May armored truck attempted robbery

Video shows the moments leading up to a deadly attempted heist of an armored truck at a North Shore Bank location near 58th and West Forest Home Avenue in Milwaukee

WATCH: Suspect had 'improvised weapon' in May armored truck attempted robbery

Video shows the moments leading up to a deadly attempted heist of an armored truck at a North Shore Bank location near 58th and West Forest Home Avenue in Milwaukee

GUN OF HIS OWN STOPPED HIM. WITH AN IMPROVISED GUN IN HIS HAND. POLICE SAY PABLO BERMUDEZ TRIED TO ROB AND FILL INS ARMORED TRUCK NEAR THE MILWAUKEE GREENFIELD LINE IN AN ATTEMPTED HEIST LAST MAY. HE WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER GUARD INSIDE THE TRUCK. I SHOT HIM IN THE TORSO. I THINK HE’S DONE OKAY. NO, HE. HE JUST MADE SOME NOISE. SO I. I BELIEVE HE’S STILL ALIVE, BUT HE IS FACE DOWN THAT GUARD EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AFTER DIALING 911. WHERE IS YOUR WEAPON? IT IS IN MY HAND CURRENTLY. POLICE WHO REDACTED SOME OF THE VIDEO SAY A 36 YEAR OLD GUARD WAS SHOT. WHAT’D YOU GET HIT WITH? WHEN HIS PARTNER SHOT THE MAN TRYING TO ROB THEM AND SORRY. THAT’S ALL RIGHT. SO HE WAS CALM AND HE HAD SOME SORT OF IMPROVISED WEAPON. YOU SEE THAT FELLOW RIGHT THERE? THE INJURED GUARD WHO WAS SHOT FIRST APPEARS TO BE OKAY IN THE OFFICER’S BODY CAMERA VIDEO. HE’S GOT A BULLET WOUND TO THE BACK RIGHT SIDE, CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING. POLICE TELL DISPATCH THEY CAN’T GIVE CPR TO THE SUSPECT BECAUSE OF HIS LOCATION IN THE TRUCK, SAYING IT WOULD CAUSE MORE HARM. FIREFIGHTERS EVENTUALLY GET TO THE SCENE AND THE VIDEO FROM MPD ENDS. POLICE SAY 47 YEAR OLD PABLO BERMUDEZ FROM KENOSHA IS THE SUSPECT WHO WAS SHOT. JAMES, I WANT TO ASK YOU MORE ABOUT THAT IMPROVISED GUN. DO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS? JOYCE, AT THE TIME, POLICE TOLD US THAT THEY RECOVERED TWO HANDGUNS ON SCENE ALONG WITH A SHOT GUN. ARMED GUARDS DON’T CARRY SHOTGUNS MULTIPLE TIMES. YOU HEAR THAT ARMED GUARD SAY THE SUSPECT HAD AN IMPROVISED WEAPON. WHAT THE SUSPECT APPEARS TO BE HOLDING IS A SLAMFIRE SHOTGUN AREN IN HIS HAND, BASICALLY TWO PIPES WHERE YOU LOAD A SHOTGUN SHELL INTO ONE OF THEM, SLAMMED THE TWO TOGETHER, WHICH FIRES TH
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WATCH: Suspect had 'improvised weapon' in May armored truck attempted robbery

Video shows the moments leading up to a deadly attempted heist of an armored truck at a North Shore Bank location near 58th and West Forest Home Avenue in Milwaukee

New video, obtained by 12 News Investigates through a public records request, shows the moments leading up to a deadly attempted heist of an armored truck at a North Shore Bank location near 58th and West Forest Home Avenue in Milwaukee in May.The suspect, armed with what a guard tells police is an "improvised weapon," comes up to the side of a Thillens armored truck and walks inside. After shooting one guard, another guard shoots the suspect, 47-year-old Pablo Bermudez, from Kenosha."I shot him in the torso," the guard tells 911 dispatch. "I think he's done. Okay, no, he just made some noise. I think he's still alive, but he is face down."Police, who redacted and edited some of the video, say a 36-year-old guard was shot."What'd you get hit with?" A Milwaukee police officer asks him."He's got a bullet wound to the back, right side, conscious and breathing," another officer tells dispatch over his radio about the guard.The suspect died from the gunshot wounds he received from the guard. No charges were filed, and the shooting was ruled self-defense. A follow-up inquiry for information sent to Milwaukee police was not answered Thursday. A phone call and email to Thillens, the armored truck company, was not returned. The "improvised weapon" the suspect had appears to be a slam-fire shotgun. In May, police told 12 News three guns were recovered: two pistols and a shotgun.This shooting is one of three that targeted armored trucks in Milwaukee in 2023. In January, armed robbers held up an armored truck at the North Shore Bank near 79th Street and Capitol Drive. Two other men are charged in a deadly armored truck robbery at that same location. Fif-year-old Scott Bee was killed.

New video, obtained by 12 News Investigates through a public records request, shows the moments leading up to a deadly attempted heist of an armored truck at a North Shore Bank location near 58th and West Forest Home Avenue in Milwaukee in May.

The suspect, armed with what a guard tells police is an "improvised weapon," comes up to the side of a Thillens armored truck and walks inside. After shooting one guard, another guard shoots the suspect, 47-year-old Pablo Bermudez, from Kenosha.

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"I shot him in the torso," the guard tells 911 dispatch. "I think he's done. Okay, no, he just made some noise. I think he's still alive, but he is face down."

Police, who redacted and edited some of the video, say a 36-year-old guard was shot.

"What'd you get hit with?" A Milwaukee police officer asks him.

"He's got a bullet wound to the back, right side, conscious and breathing," another officer tells dispatch over his radio about the guard.

The suspect died from the gunshot wounds he received from the guard. No charges were filed, and the shooting was ruled self-defense. A follow-up inquiry for information sent to Milwaukee police was not answered Thursday. A phone call and email to Thillens, the armored truck company, was not returned.

dash camera video shows the suspect holding an "improvised weapon" during an attempted heist in may.
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Dash camera video shows the suspect holding an "improvised weapon" during an attempted heist in May.

The "improvised weapon" the suspect had appears to be a slam-fire shotgun. In May, police told 12 News three guns were recovered: two pistols and a shotgun.

This shooting is one of three that targeted armored trucks in Milwaukee in 2023. In January, armed robbers held up an armored truck at the North Shore Bank near 79th Street and Capitol Drive. Two other men are charged in a deadly armored truck robbery at that same location. Fif-year-old Scott Bee was killed.