Man charged in downtown Chicago bank robbery, new photos released

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Man charged in downtown Chicago bank robbery
A man has now been charged in the Fifth Third Bank robbery on March 9 where a security guard was shot and wounded.

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.

New images of the suspect were included in court documents Wednesday.

RELATED | Suspect in bank robbery downtown Chicago might have robbed River North Chase the week before: FBI

According to the FBI, suspect Jawad Hakeem spoke to someone in an alley near the bank at Wacker and Madison shortly before the robbery.

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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