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Money courier shoots at 2 armed men who tried to rob him at Massachusetts bank

Updated on: February 20, 2024 / 5:50 AM EST / CBS Boston

Swansea police searching for second suspect in attempted armed robbery of money courier

SWANSEA - A money courier fired two shots at two armed men who tried to rob him at a bank in southeastern Massachusetts Monday.

It happened around 12:50 p.m. at the Bay Coast bank on Route 118 in Swansea.

Police say that two men attempted to hold up the courier who was making a delivery there. But the courier fired two shots at the men, who took off in a U-Haul van.

The van was later found on fire and abandoned.

Police investigate the abandoned U-Haul off of Route 188. WPRI

Police said the suspects fled into Rhode Island before the driver was arrested. He was identified as 29-year-old Giovany Fouyolle of Randolph.

The other man has not been found yet.

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Riley Rourke

Riley Rourke is digital producer for CBS Boston. She graduated cum laude from Emerson College with a degree in Journalism in 2023. She has previously worked for Emerson student organizations like WEBN and the Emerson Channel.