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Bank Robber Posts Cryptic Message Hours Before Being Shot By Lancaster Police
The machete-wielding man shot by Lancaster police after a robbery has been identified by the coroner on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Luis Fuentes, 39, posted on Facebook at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, "Soon you guys are gonna see me on national TV, and that means the world. It’s gonna be funny," followed at 7:40 a.m. by, "Being a nice guy doesn’t always work, but I’ll show you how nice I am!" Hours later, he was involved in a machete-wielding robbery that ended in a fatal confrontation with Lancaster police.
The incident began at 10:15 a.m. when police responded to a robbery on the 800 block of S…