Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District announce an additional arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue, Northeast.
At approximately 5:37 pm, the two suspects were involved in a verbal altercation at the listed location. The suspects both brandished handguns and exchanged gunfire. One of the suspects was struck and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The second suspect fled the scene.
On Thursday, January 7, 2021, a 26 year-old adult male, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 19 year-old Carlos Haythe, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Carrying a Pistol Without a License.