(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District announce an arrest have been made in an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in the 3500 Block of Commodore Joshua Barney Drive, Northeast.
At approximately 3:21 pm, the victim agreed to meet the suspects to sell a vehicle using Facebook Marketplace. After the transaction was completed, one of the suspects brandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s property. The victim complied. The suspects then fled the scene in a vehicle.
On Saturday, February 26, 2022, 26 year-old Christopher Malcolm, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Armed Robbery (Gun).
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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