Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in locating a suspect and a vehicle in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in the 1200 block of W Street, Northeast.
At approximately 7:30 am, the suspect exited a vehicle approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished firearms and demanded the victims’ property. The suspect took the victims’ property then fled the scene in a vehicle.
The suspect and the suspects’ vehicle were captured by surveillance cameras and can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/wjmYYibBhRM
Anyone 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.
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