Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District announce a man was arrested for being involved in an armed robbery of a gas station.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., an employee was outside of a gas station in the 2800 block of 12th Street, Northeast. The suspects approached the victim and one of the suspects brandished a handgun. The armed suspect forced the employee inside of the store as the other suspect acted as a lookout. The armed suspect took cash and the employee’s cell phone and then fled the scene.
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, a 17-year-old male, of Southwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Armed Robbery (Gun).
This case remains under investigation. The additional suspect was captured by a surveillance camera and can be seen in the photo below:
Anyone who can identify this suspect or has any information about 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.
CCN: 24052811