Sacramento police shoot and kill suspect while responding to bank robbery

The Sacramento Police Department said officers shot and killed a suspect while responding to a bank robbery on Thursday afternoon.

The bank robbery happened at the BMO Bank in the area of Response Road and Challenge Way, near the Kaiser Permanente hospital between Exposition Boulevard and Arden Way, police said.

No officers were injured, but officials said at least two officers fired shots at the suspect, who was armed. The suspect was hit by at least one bullet and was later declared dead at an area hospital.

Sacramento police confirmed a gun was recovered near the suspect. Law enforcement officials have not released specific details on what led to shots being fired or the exact location of the shooting.

No further details on the shooting or the robbery have been released.