Bank Robbery Suspect Exchanges Gunfire With Security Officer in Chicago
Chicago IL March 10, 2023
A bank robbery suspect is at-large after exchanging gunfire with a security officer in Chicago’s Loop Thursday afternoon, officials said.
According to police, a bank robbery suspect exited a bank in the 0-100 block of South Wacker Drive just before 3 p.m. when a 59-year-old man working as a security officer approached him.
The suspect then pulled out a firearm and fired shots toward the security guard, at which time the security officer reached for his service weapon and fired shots toward the suspect, according to officials.
Following the exchange of gunfire, the suspect then fled eastbound on Madison Street.
While police did not initially say whether the suspect was in custody or not, the FBI’s Chicago office later confirmed the suspect is at-large.
According to the FBI, the suspect was a man around five feet and seven inches tall, wearing a black hooded jacket, a mask, blue jeans, and winter gloves.
Though Chicago police initially said the security officer was struck by gunfire and hospitalized, an updated statement clarified that the security officer had sustained a graze wound and refused medical treatment on scene.
