The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announces an arrest made in a shooting that occurred in Southeast.

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, at approximately 3.:55 a.m., the suspect approached the victim in the 300 block of Atlantic Street, Southeast. The suspect brandished a handgun, fired at the victim, and then fled the scene. The victim was not injured. 

On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant 27-year-old Ashley Ray, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).

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