Metropolitan Police Department: Vehicle Sought In An Armed Robbery (Gun): 1200 Block Of W Street, Southeast

Press release from the Metropolitan Police Department:

September 3, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Thursday, September 2, 2021, in the 1200 block of W Street, Southeast.

At approximately 4:30 pm, the suspects exited a vehicle and approached the victim at the listed location. One of the suspects brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. pm, the suspects exited a vehicle and approached the victim at the listed location. One of the suspects brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle.

The suspects’ vehicle was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the video below:

Anyone who can identify this vehicle or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.

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