VIDEO: Chaos at NCB Half-Way Tree as man pulls gun in banking hall

Damion Mitchell, Integration Editor

Customers of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Half-Way Tree branch were sent scampering this afternoon after a man pulled what appeared to be a handgun in the banking hall.

Photographer Craig Harley who captured some of the drama on video said the scene was chaotic.

"I heard screaming downstairs," said Harley, who was on the second floor doing business.

His video shows people rushing out of the banking hall on the first floor as five security guards moved in on the firearm holder.

Harley said bank tellers also left their stations.

“He was boisterous,” Harley told The Gleaner of the firearm holder.

It could not be immediately ascertained what triggered the man’s outburst.

His identity has also not been ascertained.

IN PHOTO: People rush out the NCB banking hall as a man pulls a firearm.

Harley said, at one point, a security guard reached for his service weapon after the man ignored instructions to leave the bank.

As people rushed out of the banking hall, the man with his gun in hand later relented and walked out of the banking hall.

Harley said a supervising employee then ordered the security guards to lock the doors.

NCB’s group marketing and communications manager Nichole Brackett Walters confirmed that there was an incident at the Half-Way Tree Branch.

However, she declined to provide further details saying a statement would be issued shortly.

The police have also confirmed the incident.

- Jason Cross contributed to this story.

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