Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in locating suspects in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) that occurred on Thursday, February 4, 2021, in the 500 block of R Street, Northwest.
At approximately 12:25 pm, members of the Third District responded to the listed location for the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male victim, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The suspects were captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the video below:
Anyone who can identify these individuals or 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.