A convicted felon who was shot by a Seattle police detective last week after what they said was a four-day robbery spree was charged today with first-degree and second-degree robbery, attempted first-degree robbery and second-degree assault.

If convicted on the robbery and assault charges, Gerald Tracy faces a third-strike, which will result in an automatic life sentence. The 36-year-old man also was wanted by the state Department of Corrections for violating the terms of his probation when he allegedly caused a chaotic scene in the Crown Hill neighborhood that ended with his shooting last week.

According to police, Tracy walked into a Bank of America branch at 1125 N. 205th Street in Shoreline on Wednesday and passed a robbery note to the teller. Tracy, in the note, threatened to shoot if she didn't give him "all" of the money quickly, according to court charging papers filed today in King County Superior Court.

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Tracy walked out of the bank with more than $11,000, but was soon tracked down by police because a man outside the bank jotted down the license plate number from the pickup Tracy was driving and called police, court papers said.The truck had been reported stolen.

Seattle police spotted the vehicle about 90 minutes later on Holman Road Northwest. When police tried to stop the truck at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue North, Tracy rammed a patrol car, charging papers said. When Tracy kept driving erratically Detective Jim Rodgers fired four rounds at the truck. Tracy, who was struck in the arms, stopped the truck after ramming two more cars, charging papers said.

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King County prosecutors also charged Tracy today in connection with these Seattle crimes:

-- A robbery on June 28 at Cowgirls Espresso, 14309 Greenwood Ave. N. Tracy is accused of punching out the drive-up window and stealing $150 from a barista.

-- An attempted robbery on June 29 at a Bank of America branch, 404 N. 85th St. In this case, the teller refused to comply with Tracy's note demanding that she pay him. When the teller locked her cash register and backed away from the counter, Tracy yelled and demanded that his note be returned, according to charging papers He then fled without any cash.

-- A robbery on June 30 at Chase Bank, 5511 22nd Ave. NW. Tracy allegedly $901 after giving the teller a note threatened to gunfire if she didn't hand over some cash.

Tracy has prior convictions for attempted robbery, vehicle theft, theft, attempting to elude police, burglary, drunken driving, assault and harassment, prosecutors said. Tracy was transferred from Harborview Medical Center to the King County Jail, where he is being held in lieu of $1 million bail, on Thursday.