Houston bank employees thrown in vault during robbery

Bank workers were tied up and locked in a vault during a robbery at a Wells Fargo bank at 5175 W. 34th St. Bank workers were tied up and locked in a vault during a robbery at a Wells Fargo bank at 5175 W. 34th St. Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Houston bank employees thrown in vault during robbery 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

Police reportedly freed workers who had been tied up and put inside the vault at a bank in northwest Houston Tuesday morning.

The robbery happened about 7:30 a.m. at a Wells Fargo bank at 5175 W. 34th St., according to the Houston Police Department.

The suspect tied up bank tellers, grabbed cash and left.

A person called 911 to report the incident, saying people were tied up in the vault at the bank, according to initial reports.

No descriptions of the suspect was available.

Chronicle photographer Billy Smith contributed to this report