Overview
- Federal agents say the May 28 traffic stop on Chicago’s West Side ended when the driver, later identified as 25-year-old Abdulhafedh Abdulhafedh, fired at officers and agents returned fire, fatally wounding him while reporting no agent injuries.
- Court filings identify Abdulhafedh as “Co-Conspirator A” and allege he was the leader of a crew known as the “100k gang” that investigators link to multiple BMO Harris robberies in the suburbs.
- Investigators built the case using a confidential informant, court-authorized phone tracking, surveillance, flash-bang devices and a tracker hidden in stolen cash that led police to a getaway vehicle and recovered currency.
- Records show Abdulhafedh had prior felony convictions for a 2021 attempted bank robbery and stolen-vehicle offenses, was released from state custody in January 2026, and had an active parole or arrest warrant at the time of the stop.
- Federal prosecutors have filed a complaint naming Abdulhafedh as a co-conspirator, have charged an alleged accomplice who admitted to specific robberies, and say prosecutions across jurisdictions remain active while the FBI’s Inspection Division reviews the shooting.