A convicted bank robber who was on felony pretrial release and wanted on an active arrest warrant was shot and killed by federal agents after he opened fire during a standoff on the West Side on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased man as 25-year-old Abdulhafedh Abdulhafedh.
In 2023, Abdulhafedh pleaded guilty and received a four-year sentence in Will County for financial institution robbery tied to the attempted robbery of a BMO Harris Bank in New Lenox. Court records also show he received a three-year sentence in Cook County that same year for possessing a stolen vehicle and aggravated fleeing…