D.C. police and the FBI are seeking information about a man who robbed one Northwest D.C. bank and attempted to rob another, and officials say he wore a hat with an image resembling a skeletal religious figure.
On Sept. 30, the man walked into the Wells Fargo branch at 1804 Adams Mill Road NW. He passed the teller a note, pulled a gun from his waistband, showed it to the teller and put it away, FBI officials said. After obtaining money, he fled.
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On Oct. 7, the man entered the Wells Fargo branch at 1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, passed the teller a note announcing a robbery and left the bank without getting any money.
The culprit is described as Hispanic, 30 to 40 years old, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-10 and about 200 pounds with a medium build, officials said.
In the October incident, the man was wearing a dark hat that read “FBI.” In the September incident, he wore black pants, a black shirt and a black hat with an image that looked like Santa Muerte.
Santa Muerte — translated to “Saint Death” or “Holy Death” — is a Mexican folk saint that is prayed to by many in Mexico and the United States. Santa Muerte is depicted as a skeleton covered in a cape.
“Anyone can buy an ‘FBI’ hat on a street corner in D.C. The Santa Muerte hat is more unique, and that is why we are publicizing the subject wearing it during the Sept. 30 robbery,” FBI spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin told The Washington Examiner on Monday.
Anyone with information can call the FBI at 202-278-2000 or D.C. police at 202-727-9099. Tipsters can also anonymously text 50411.
