A father and son have both died after robbing a Connecticut bank and then being found with gunshot wounds following a six-hour standoff with police, according to authorities.
Shaun Fallon, 56, and his 27-year-old son Zachary Fallon wore medical masks as they threatened a teller at the Chelsea Groton Bank in Groton at around 10:30 a.m. last Thursday, fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police.
Cops finally found the getaway car at a nearby Super 8 Motel around six hours later — sparking a standoff as the father and son claimed they “were armed with both firearms and explosives and refused to surrender,” Groton police said
“Two gunshots were heard inside the suspects’ hotel room” around six hours into the standoff, police said, with drones confirming that “both suspects were incapacitated by apparent gunshot wounds.”
A bomb squad finally cleared entry to the room, hours after the motel had been cleared of other visitors.
However, no explosives were found, police said, without detailing what weapons the pair had.
The father and son — both from Charleston, Rhode Island — were rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where Zachary Fallon was pronounced dead hours later.
The father was hospitalized for several days but later died from his injuries on Monday, police told the Connecticut Post.
An official cause of death for both father and son will be determined by the medical examiner’s office.
“This was an extremely dangerous and volatile situation, and I want to commend the bravery and professionalism of all the law enforcement personnel involved in bringing it to a close,” Police Chief L.J. Fusaro said in a statement.
The investigation is ongoing, cops said.
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