The man shot and killed by FBI agents Thursday in West Garfield Park was part of a bank robbery crew linked to several recent robberies in nearby suburbs, newly filed court records allege.
Abdulhafedh Abdulhafedh, 25, was released from prison less than six months ago after he was convicted of robbing a bank in Will County, records show. He was also the subject of an active arrest warrant from DuPage County for possession of a stolen car after his arrest in Elmhurst earlier this year.
His home address was not known and his family could not be reached for comment. The Cook County medical examiner’s office found Abdulhafedh died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.
The shooting occurred around 3 p.m. Thursday in the 3700 block of West Lexington Street. An FBI spokesperson said in a statement that agents “stopped a vehicle occupied by subjects wanted in connection with a violent bank robbery.”
In charging documents filed Friday in a related case, an FBI agent referenced Abdulhafedh as “Co-Conspirator A” to Dayvon Walton — the alleged “mastermind” of the “100K gang,” which authorities say has carried out or attempted several other bank robberies around the Chicago area in recent years. Among them was a dramatic robbery at a BMO Harris bank in St. Charles on April 21.
“The FBI was already familiar with Co-Conspirator A’s appearance as he was a subject in FBI investigations of at least five BMO Harris Bank locations in the Chicago, Illinois area,” an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit filed Friday. “As of the morning of on or about May 28, 2026, Co-Conspirator A had an active and serviceable parole warrant for his arrest issued by the Illinois Department of Corrections.”
The affidavit alleges that Walton and two others were in a black SUV driven by Abdulhafdeh when federal agents stopped him on Thursday. Walton and the other two ran from the vehicle, but Abdulhafdeh remained inside.
A video posted to social media that purports to capture the shooting shows several heavily armed agents standing behind an SUV while two other police vehicles boxed in another SUV whose driver was trying to flee.
For several seconds, the agents stood still as the driver attempted to get free. An agent then tossed a flash grenade onto the SUV, causing its sunroof to shatter. The driver reached through the hole and fired several shots at the agents, who then opened fire.
“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously,” the FBI said in the statement. The incident is under review by the agency’s Inspection Division, and the bureau declined to share further details on the “ongoing matter.”
Walton was taken into custody later Thursday, the affidavit alleges. He agreed to sit for an interview without an attorney present and admitted to taking part in the April 21 robbery and another attempted robbery on April 6 in Niles. Attorney information for Walton wasn’t available on Friday.
Records show Abdulhafedh was convicted of robbing a bank in Will County in 2023 and sentenced to four years in prison. The Illinois Department of Corrections listed his parole date as Jan. 8, 2026.
Also in 2023, Abdulhafedh was convicted in Cook County, where a judge found him guilty of possession of a stolen vehicle and aggravated fleeing. He was sentenced to three years in prison, records show.
IDOC records show Abdulhafedh was also previously convicted of burglary, theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Tribune reporter Jason Meisner contributed to this report.