Three Girls Arrested In Attempted Carjacking Near Nationals Park

WASHINGTON, DC — Three girls were arrested after allegedly attempting to carjack someone and using a stun gun Friday near Nationals Park in Southeast D.C., the Metropolitan Police Department said Sunday.

At about 3:20 p.m. Friday, four people approached the victim who was seated in their car in the 1200 block of New Jersey Avenue SE. Two of the girls entered the car and one of them used a stun gun on the victim, according to the MPD.

The girls failed to take the car and fled on foot. D.C. police officers arrested three girls, a 16-year-old, a 14-year-old and a 12-year-old. A fourth suspect escaped, police said.

The girls were charged with armed carjacking. Police did not say which of the suspects allegedly used a stun gun on the victim.

In March, a 15-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl participated in a carjacking, also near Nationals Park in Southeast D.C., that led to the death of a Virginia man.

Mohammad Anwar, 66, Anwar, who lived in Springfield, was working at his job as an Uber Eats driver delivering food in D.C. when the girls carjacked him.

The 15-year-old girl will be held in a youth detention facility until she turns 21. The girl received the maximum sentence in juvenile court in June after pleading guilty in May to felony murder.

The 13-year-old pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder. Under the maximum sentence, she also would be released once she turns 21.

Police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the fourth person in Friday’s attempted carjacking case. Tipsters can call police at 202-727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.