Armed robbery, Rockhampton

Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Rockhampton earlier this afternoon.

At around 3.30pm, a man entered a bank within a shopping centre on Yammba Road. He approached a teller and demanded cash. He stated that he was armed with a firearm, and made threats.

The man left the scene with a sum of cash.

Police attended and established a crime scene.

The man is described as possibly being of indigenous appearance, around 175cm tall with a slim build, and aged in his mid-twenties.

Investigations are continuing.

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