Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announced an arrest has been made in reference to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offenses that occurred in the Seventh District at the following locations.
- On Thursday, November 30, 2017, at approximately 11:40 am, in the 4200 block of Wheeler Road, Southeast, the suspect and the victim were involved in a traffic accident at the listed location. During the incident, the suspect brandished a handgun and fired at the victim, which struck the victim’s vehicle. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim was not injured. CCN: 17-206-693
- On Thursday, December 7, 2017, at approximately 9:59 am, in the 3600 block of 6th Street, Southeast, the suspects fired shots from a vehicle at the listed location then fled the scene. The victim suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. This case remains under investigation. CCN: 17-210-961
On Monday, December 9, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 22 year-old Arthrone Cabos, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with two counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
Additionally, Cabos was charged with Destruction of Property and Leaving After Colliding in the offense that occurred on Thursday, November 30, 2017.
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.