Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a person and vehicle of interest in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, February 11, 2019, in the 200 block of Gallatin Street, Northwest.
At approximately 10:44 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s property. The victim resisted and the suspect discharged the firearm, striking the victim. The suspect then took the victim’s property and fled the scene in a vehicle with the second suspect. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The person and vehicle of interest were captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/ARGZqM1GnrU
Anyone who can identify this individual or vehicle, or 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.