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more>> Federal agents say a bank robber wearing a reflective work vest held up the Gulf Coast Bank branch in Mid-City early Wednesday afternoon.
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St. Gabriel, La. - A wreck at the end of a police chase this morning killed one person in the vehicle authorities were pursuing, according to State Police.
A spokesperson said Gonzales Police were chasing a vehicle into St. Gabriel after a shoplifting incident at the Tanger Outlet Mall.
During the chase on La. 30 they said the suspect's vehicle crashed head-on with another vehicle. One person in the vehicle being chased died in the wreck, and an occupant of the vehicle it hit was also injured.
