The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a defacing of private property that occurred in Northwest. 

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at approximately 2:50 p.m., the suspect wrote derogatory remarks on a building in the 2800 block of Quebec Street, Northwest, and then fled the area on foot. 

The suspect can be seen in the photos below:

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the offense as potentially being motivated in whole or in part by hate or bias as outlined in D.C. Official Code § 22-3701. The designation can be changed at any point as an investigation proceeds, and more information is gathered. A designation as a hate or bias-motivated crime by MPD does not mean that prosecutors will prosecute it as a hate crime. The Special Liaison Branch is assisting with this investigation.

Anyone who can identify this suspect, 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 $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.

CCN: 26147172

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