ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
A senseless shooting at an Automated Teller Machine at an Orlando bank is raising questions about the bank’s security cameras.
Investigators said when the victim went to use the ATM Monday at the SunTrust Bank along South John Young Parkway, an armed man came from around the back corner of the bank and held him at gunpoint, demanding money.
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The man’s girlfriend, who was inside the couple’s vehicle, told detectives that he complied and handed over the cash, but the robber opened fire anyway, shooting him in the face.
The robber was caught on surveillance, but the video was extremely blurry and pixelated.
Banks are required to have cameras, but the law doesn’t specify what kind. A security expert told WFTV a good security system for a place like a bank cost about $5,000.
Even a cheaper, $300 camera set up by WFTV seemed to capture better images than the bank’s surveillance system.
One security expert said many businesses still haven’t moved into digital recording systems.
“I think they should change the law and make them have a camera system that has a higher resolution,” said security expert Bobby Brown Jr. “I think it’s very vital, because every day, I hear from customers and they say the same thing: How come when I see it on the news it looks so bad?”
A SunTrust spokesman told WFTV it’s company policy to never comment on security, and he wouldn’t say if changes are coming.
The victim, whose name hasn’t been released, remains hospitalized.
