Man arrested in robbery of Raleigh bank

Raleigh police said around 9:30 a.m. an armed and masked man robbed the bank.

Officers responding to the scene circulated the area and spotted a man matching the suspect’s description. Police said the man ran away from the officer and into a nearby shopping area. He went into a restaurant where a K-9 and patrol officers detained him.

The suspect, 47-year-old Xavier Hosea Shaw, is charged with one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Shaw was also served with an outstanding warrant, which charges him with assault on a female.

Shaw was taken to the Wake County jail.