Police in North Carolina are searching for a man who robbed a bank while dressed head-to-toe as Darth Vader from Star Wars - except he had a shotgun instead of a light saber . The robbery happened at the Pineville State Employees Credit Union at about 11.45am on Monday , a time when there 's a lot of foot traffic in and out of the area . The man entered the bank dressed as Darth Vader and demanded money from the teller as he pointed a shotgun over the counter , police said . Scroll down for video . The man walked into a Pineville , North Carolina bank on Monday at about 11.45am , when customers and staff were in the building . The man , who was dressed in dark clothing and a Darth Vader mask , pointed a shotgun over the counter as he demanded money . Pineville Police said that the State Employees Credit Union is a high foot traffic area around mid-day , when the man went into the building . Unlike the massive and towering Darth Vader from the films , the suspect is about 5ft , 5in tall , police said . He was wearing dark clothing and a mask , according to WSOC . The man fled the scene in a gray four-door Chevrolet Suburban , taking off with thousands of dollars , police said . 'You think about what time of day it was . It was right around lunch time in a very busy area , very busy intersection of our town , ' Pineville Police Lt Corey Copley told WSOC . 'There 's a lot of foot traffic in and out of the bank at that time of day . This is definitely something unusual you do n't see every day in law enforcement , ' he added . Though there were customers and staff in the bank at the time , no one was injured during the robbery . Unlike the massive and towering Darth Vader from the Star Wars films , the suspect is about 5ft , 5in tall . Though there were customers and staff in the bank at the time of the robbery , no one was injured during the incident . The man fled the scene in a gray four-door Chevrolet Suburban , taking off with thousands of dollars , police said .
The suspect walked into Pineville , North Carolina bank at Monday . He pointed a shotgun over the counter as he demanded money . Police said he escaped with thousands of dollars in a Chevrolet Suburban . Man is about 5ft , 5in tall and wearing dark clothing and a mask , police said .