Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District announce an arrest has been made and an additional suspect is sought in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in the 4400 Block of Quarles Street, Northeast.
At approximately 10:10 pm, two suspects approached the victim at the listed location. One of the suspects brandished a handgun, then brandished a knife and stabbed the victim. The second suspect assaulted the victim. The suspects then fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 44 year-old Cornell Barry Day, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun), Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) and Simple Assault.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone 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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