Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District have announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, March 2, 2020, in the 5000 block of Benning Road, Southeast.

At approximately 10:03 am, two subjects were involved in a verbal dispute at the listed location. Both subjects brandished firearms and exchanged gunfire. One of the subjects sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The other subject fled the scene.

On Monday, March 2, 2020, 19 year-old Dwayne Antonio McCain, Jr., of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun). A handgun was recovered.

This case remains under investigation. Anyone who can identify this individual or who has information in reference to this case should 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.