2 armed robberies reported at store, residence

Two armed men robbed the Marsh supermarket Monday night in the 1800 block of North Kinser Pike.

A store cashier was cashing out a customer when they heard someone in the line say, “Open the cash register. Give me the money,” Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Steve Kellams said.

Two men wearing ski masks approached the cashier. One of the men revealed a large black handgun.

The two suspects fled north on foot from the store parking lot.

Both men entered the store wearing ski masks, but one of the men pulled down his mask long enough to be caught on store surveillance cameras, Kellams said.

Kellams declined to confirm any connection between the supermarket robbery and an armed robbery at the CVS on South Walnut Street on Sunday.

Anyone with information about the supermarket robbery can call 812-339-4477 and ask for Detective Joe Henry.

A second robbery was reported Tuesday at a residence.

Two residents woke up early Tuesday morning to find an armed man in their living room in the 800 block of West 12th Street.

The suspect, a 6-foot white man, was wearing a dark blue bandana over his face demanding money from the residents, Kellams said.

A female resident struck the suspect with a hiking stick. The male resident retrieved a small-caliber handgun from his bedroom and fired at the suspect as he fled the house with jewelry.

“We believe the suspect was injured during the event,” Kellams said.

Police believe the suspect entered through an unlocked door. Multiple casings and bullets were found on the scene that corroborate the male resident’s account of the armed robbery.

Kellams said the extent of the suspect’s injuries is unclear, but by law hospitals are required to report any gunshot wound victims. The police have not received any reports of gunshot victims.

“We followed the blood trail outside,” Kellams said. “We do know he fled east from the residence.”

Kellams said robberies in the last six months do not represent an overall increase in significant robberies in Bloomington, because many reported robberies are
minor.

— Dennis Barbosa