Crime & Safety
Violent Attack On H Street, Police Seek Multiple Suspects: Video
Surveillance cameras captured a violent New Year's Day attack on H Street, Northwest involving multiple suspects.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Metropolitan Police Department detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a group of suspects involved in a violent New Year's Day attack on H Street, Northwest, according to a police release.
On Wednesday, Jan. 1, around 12:40 p.m., multiple suspects approached the victim in the 400 block of H Street, Northwest. They assaulted him and took his property, before fleeing from the scene. The suspect received non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The attack was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and police posted the video to YouTube:
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The police are asking anyone with information about the suspects in this video or the attack to call 202-727-9099 or text your tip to 50411.
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