Brian Daniel Switzer, 42, was working at the U.S. Bank on Chestnut Street in Berea, Kentucky, on April 30, 2026, when an 18-year-old entered the branch intending to rob it. The intruder fatally shot Switzer and a 35-year-old co-worker, Breanna Edwards, then left with money. Switzer was a married father of three and the family’s sole provider; people who knew him described him as a genuinely good person who had a positive impact on others.

Law enforcement identified the suspect through his vehicle and social media posts. A high-speed chase on Interstate 75 ended with the suspect’s arrest in Lexington after reportedly exceeding 100 mph. A federal grand jury indicted the suspect on attempted armed bank robbery and two counts of causing death with a firearm in the course of a violent crime, with special findings that could make him eligible for the death penalty; state murder charges are expected as well. The suspect is in U.S. Marshals Service custody and the case is proceeding in federal court.

Did anyone in Berea or the surrounding area see something that afternoon that could help explain how the suspect targeted the bank or how events unfolded?