Man charged in downtown Chicago bank robbery, new photos released

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has now been charged in the Fifth Third Bank robbery on March 9 where a security guard was shot and wounded.

Cell phone video showed the man scooping cash into a bag before running off.
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New images of the suspect were included in court documents Wednesday.

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According to the FBI, suspect Jawad Hakeem spoke to someone in an alley near the bank at Wacker and Madison shortly before the robbery.
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They say Hakeem gave that person his phone number. That witness later turned the number over to investigators, helping lead to Hakeem's arrest.

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