Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the 1700 block of Gales Street, Northeast.
At approximately 2:59 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect demanded the victim’s property and brandished a handgun. The suspect assaulted the victim and took the victim’s property. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect was captured by nearby surveillance cameras and can be seen in the video below:
Anyone who can identify this individual, 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 an armed robbery committed in the District of Columbia.