A man suspected of robbing a Hoover bank took his own life Friday evening as Hoover police closed in him.

The holdup happened just before 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wells Fargo on John Hawkins Parkway.

Witnesses told Hoover police that a tall, thin male entered the bank and demanded money from the teller. He indicated that he was armed, said Capt. Keith Czeskleba.

The suspect fled the bank with an undetermined amount of money. No injuries were reported.

Police, with help from Jefferson County’s Star 1 helicopter, canvassed the area but did not find the robber.

The suspect was wearing a hoodie, a mask and sunglasses.

Hoover detectives launched an investigation and quickly identified the suspect, said Hoover police Lt. Daniel Lowe.

On Friday, about 2 p.m., detectives tried to serve a search warrant at the suspect’s apartment in the 3300 block of Chace Lake Fairway. When they arrived on the scene, they learned the suspect was inside a unit and had access to a gun.

The suspect’s apartment was near Wells Fargo.

As a precaution, Lowe said, additional officers were summoned to the complex. Surrounding apartments were evacuate as authorities tried to negotiate with the suspect.

The standoff lasted at least several hours.

The suspect eventually ended contact with police. Officers then heard a single gunshot inside the apartment.

Police made entry, and found the suspect dead from a self-inflected gunshot wound, Lowe said.

The identifity of the suspect is being withheld pending notification of his family.