Update 5 p.m.: We have secured video of the robber collecting cash from the ground outside the bank and leaving the scene. Watch it here.
Update 5:30 p.m.: The FBI has released this surveillance image of the robber. According to the agency’s bulletin, the suspect is a Black male who stands 5’7″ tall with a medium build. He was wearing a black hooded jacket, a mask, winter gloves, and blue jeans. Contrary to a Chicago police media statement, the FBI bulletin said no injuries were reported.
Chicago — Shots were fired during a bank robbery in the Loop on Thursday afternoon, but no serious injuries were reported. The offender remains at large.
Chicago police responded to shots fired and a bank robbery in progress at Fifth Third Bank, 1 South Wacker, just after 3 p.m., according to CPD radio transmissions. Witnesses reported seeing cash flying in the street and bullet damage to the bank’s exterior.
Officers at the scene said the bank robber fired shots, and a bank security guard returned fire. According to a sergeant who spoke with an EMS crew at the scene, the guard may have received minor injuries to his hand from broken glass. CPD initially issued a press statement that said the guard suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder, but the department now says he suffered a graze wound to his hand.
Chicago police surveillance camera operators who reviewed footage described the suspect as a Black male wearing a black coat, red hat, blue jeans, and carrying a bag.
— WestLooper (@West_Looper) March 9, 2023
Earlier Thursday, the FBI offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who robbed a River North bank at gunpoint last week. It is unclear if the robberies are related.
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