A violent bank robbery in Norfolk, Nebraska, on the morning of September 26, 2002, left five people dead, including 50-year-old bank employee Samuel Sun. The assault occurred shortly before 9 a.m. at the U.S. Bank branch at 13th Street and Pasewalk Avenue. Along with Sun, the victims were bank employees Lola Elwood, Jo Mausbach, Lisa Bryant, and customer Evonne Tuttle; a sixth person was injured and later released from the hospital, and two employees escaped uninjured.

Four men were arrested: Jose Sandoval, Jorge Galindo, Erick Fernando Vela and Gabriel Rodriguez; investigators believed Rodriguez served as the getaway driver. All four were charged with five counts of first-degree murder.