FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Three female employees were shot at a Fort Worth Bank Thursday morning, police say. The three women are in serious condition but have non-life-threatening injuries. Police say officers responded to the Veritex Bank in the 2400 block of Merrick Street at around 9:20 a.m. According to police, the original call came in as a robbery, but they were still investigating if a robbery occurred. During a news conference, police said two suspects went into the bank with weapons drawn and then shots were fired. Police are still searching for the suspects but do not have descriptions available. Two women were rushed to John Peter Smith hospital while the other was sent to Harris Methodist. Police say the bank was open at the time, but they do not know if any customers were inside at the time of the shooting. “Obviously, this was early in the morning, traffic going up and down the streets here. If anybody in the area saw anything unusual, vehicles leaving the scene, any people running from the area that seems odd… if you saw anything that might seem unusual please give us a call,” said Sgt. Chris Britt with Fort Worth PD. FBI Agent Eric Jackson said authorities traced a vehicle that appeared to be connected to the robbery attempt and gunfire around 9:30 a.m. Thursday inside Veritex Community Bank to an address in a residential neighborhood south of the crime scene. “It was an attempted robbery. There was no loss. But during that attempted robbery, three individuals were shot,” Jackson said. Police obtained a search warrant to enter a Fort Worth house but found no one inside, according to police spokesman Sgt. Chris Britt. The suspects were found nearby and were detained for questioning, Britt said. Further details weren’t released. Officers initially responded to a robbery call but were trying to determine a motive for the shootings, according to police spokesman Sgt. Chris Britt. The bank is in a stand-alone building on the west side of Fort Worth, along a commercial boulevard that’s near the city’s well-known arts and cultural district. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)<doc-sep>Stars Use 4-Goal Second Period To Dominate Blue Jackets 5-1Joe Pavelski scored his team-high 18th goal of the season as one of five Dallas players with a goal and an assist, and the Stars scored four times in 6½ minutes in the second period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Saturday night.<doc-sep>One person detained for questioning Thursday was determined to be involved in the shooting. The second suspect was arrested Friday. FORT WORTH, Texas — Two suspects behind an attempted bank robbery that ended in the shooting of three bank employees Thursday morning have been arrested, according to the FBI. Three people were detained for questioning as officers surrounded a home in southwest Fort Worth in the hours after the shooting. One of those people was determined to be involved in the attempted robbery. The second suspect was arrested Friday. The three bank employees were in serious – but non-life-threatening – condition Thursday. No update on their condition had been given Friday. The alleged heist attempt at Veritex Community Bank unfolded early Thursday morning. The bank had barely been open an hour when authorities say two heavily-armed men entered and opened fire. The suspects fled the scene without cash before police arrived at the scene. “It was an attempted robbery,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric Jackson. “There was no loss, but during that attempted robbery, three individuals were shot.” Police were called to the bank, located in the 2400 block of Merrick Street, at about 9:20 a.m. Three women – all employees – were shot. As doctors treated each of them for serious injuries at local hospitals, authorities stormed a nearby neighborhood, near Horne and Vickery. They were following a vehicle they believed was involved in the robbery. “They had a gun set up in my (yard). A sharpshooter,” said Frances Holmes Pickney. She and friend Debbie Meeks were among the people stunned when police and FBI began scouring their street for suspects. Authorities even searched Meeks’ home, she said. “Checked in the closet, in the bathtub,” Meeks said. “Someone just shot up the bank and shot three females and they're armed and dangerous, and they were making sure they didn't come from the alley into my house.” The neighbors were even more stunned when the FBI executed a search warrant across from them on Blackmore Avenue. “They’ve been taking stuff out in bags,” the women said. %INLINE% Hours after the area was evacuated, a sweep of the house was done and no one was found inside, the Fort Worth police spokesman said. However, three men were detained in the area and transported for questioning. "We have not confirmed, again I cannot stress enough, we have not confirmed they were involved in the robbery," Britt said. Fort Worth Police just brought out a man in handcuffs. They surrounded a home on Blackmore Ave. looking for a bank robbery suspect. ⁦ pic.twitter.com/4BXcYyRXXe — Rebecca Lopez (@rlopezwfaa) July 19, 2018 Veritex Community Bank issued a statement following the shooting: “As you know, three of our valued team/family members were shot in an apparent robbery and are currently being attended to at Tarrant County hospitals. Our highest and greatest concern is for their health and full recovery. All our employees are special to us. It is times like this that the Veritex family pulls together even closer. We ask for prayers for a healthy and positive outcome for our three teammates which we believe is the best medicine. We will provide the Fort Worth Police Department with any assistance and co-operation they request of us.”<doc-sep>
FORT WORTH -- Three female employees were shot and wounded at a Fort Worth Bank Thursday morning, reports CBS Dallas/Fort Worth. Fort Worth police say officers responded to the Veritex Bank around 9:20 a.m. The FBI said later that an attempted robbery occurred and no money was taken. During a press conference, police said two suspects went into the bank with weapons drawn and then shots were fired. Police are still searching for the suspects, but do not have descriptions available. The FBI says it became aware of a potential vehicle associated with the robbery and are investigating. The three women are in serious condition but have non-life-threatening injuries, MedStar EMS personnel tell CBS DFW. Two women were transported to John Peter Smith hospital while the other was sent to Harris Methodist. Police say the bank was open at the time, but they do not know if any customers were inside at the time of the shooting. "Obviously, this was early in the morning, traffic going up and down the streets here. If anybody in the area saw anything unusual, vehicles leaving the scene, any people running from the area that seems odd ... if you saw anything that might seem unusual please give us a call," said Sgt. Chris Britt with Fort Worth PD. The bank addressed Thursday's incident with a post on Facebook saying its "highest and greatest concern" is for its employees' "health and full recovery." "All our employees are special to us and you never know what a day might bring to each of us, we just don't know, but we can be prepared! It is times like this that the Veritex family pulls together even closer," the bank wrote on Facebook. "We ask for prayers for a healthy and positive outcome for our three teammates which we believe is the best medicine."