A man, identified as a truck driver from North Carolina, has been federally charged after being linked to a bank robbery and a subsequent shootout with police in Rocky Mount. The suspect, who has a long history of criminal activity, allegedly opened fire on officers during an attempted arrest following a robbery at a bank in Zebulon. While police exchanged gunfire with him, the man was shot and wounded. Authorities have confirmed that no explosives were found in the semi-truck he was driving. The incident has raised concerns amid a wave of violence affecting law enforcement in the area, including additional unease sparked by separate reports of gunfire near shopping centers in Rocky Mount.