An armed man robbed a bank of RM20,000 at Jalan SS 15/4G, here, today.

The suspect single-handedly pulled off the heist at about 4.23pm, just in time before the outlet was closed for the day.

He also fired a warning shot to the ceiling before rushing towards the counter.

Subang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Risikin Satiman said police received a distress call at about 4.30pm and rushed to the scene.

“Preliminary investigation showed that the suspect entered the bank while holding an automatic pistol in his hand.

“While inside the bank, the suspect pushed the security guard and fired a shot towards the ceiling before he rushed towards the counter for the loot,” he said.

Risikin said the man demanded the bank employee to hand over the money before fleeing the scene.

“It was raining heavily at the time of the incident. He took off with RM20,000.”

He added that a forensic team was dispatched to the scene.

“Upon combing the scene for evidence, police found a bullet casing which belonged to an automatic pistol inside the premise. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident,” he said.

Risikin said police believed the man had acted alone.

“We were in the midst of gathering CCTV recordings from the premises nearby.” he said.

He added that the case was being investigated under Section 3 of the Firearms (Heavier Penalties) Act 1971 (Firing of firearms while committing robbery) and Section 392/397 of the Penal Code (Robbery with weapons) Act.