Metropolitan Police Department: Suspect Sought In Armed Carjacking (Gun) And Theft One Offenses In The Fifth And Sixth District

Press release from the Metropolitan Police Department:

January 22, 2022

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to Armed Carjacking (Gun) and Theft One (Stolen Auto) offenses that occurred on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in the Fifth and Sixth Districts.

Theft One (Stolen Auto): At approximately 11:00 am, the suspect approached the victim’s vehicle in the 2500 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The suspect entered the victim’s vehicle and fled the scene. The victim’s vehicle has been recovered. CCN: 22-007-671
Armed Carjacking (Gun): At approximately 11:17 am, the suspect approached the victim, while in their vehicle, in the 300 block of 36th Street, Northeast. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s property. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. CCN: 22-007-683

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