The Metropolitan Police Department announces an arrest of a suspect involved in a stabbing that occurred in Southeast.
On September 29, 2025, at approximately 1:39 a.m., Sixth District officers responded to the 2400 block of Marion Barry Avenue, Southeast, for the report of a stabbing. The suspect produced a knife during a dispute and stabbed the victim. DC Fire and EMS transported the victim, an adult female, to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene prior to the officers' arrival.
On Saturday, November 15, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 44-year-old Tekesia Atiya Hancock of Southeast, D.C., was arrested. As a result of the detective's investigation, Hancock was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife).
CCN: 25148618
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