MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Marion Police say the suspect in the March 1 robbery of People’s National Bank has been shot dead after robbing another financial institution on the west coast.

Travis Tarrants, 45, was killed by police on April 7 while coming out of the rear exit of Wendy’s in Fontana, California. California Police say Tarrants had just robbed a nearby Bank of America and a non-functional replica gun in his possession at the time.

Tarrants was previously arrested for his involvement in the 2021 robbery of a bank in Bloomington, Indiana.