third northwestern national bank robbery – december 16, 1932

Here is a view of the Third Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis, at Central (left) and East Hennepin (right) Avenues as the crowd forms after the robbery.

The bank robbers escaped through the door at the left after fatally shooting two Minneapolis Police Officers – Ira Evans and Leo Gorski – who stood in their way. The bank robbers fled to St. Paul where they killed another innocent victim before going into hiding.

Photograph courtesy of Hennepin County Library