Channel 11 reports on Twitter:

Developing: LR Police say man claiming to be armed with gun and bomb robs Metropolitan Bank at 425 W. Capitol.

Channel 4 says the robber said he had an explosive device.

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More from Sgt. Cassandra Davis (but, first, an UPDATE: suspect now in custody):

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