Detectives from Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announce the arrest of two suspects in an armed robbery in Southwest.
On February 4, 2024, at 6:48 p.m., the victim was walking through the Wharf near the 600 block of Maine Avenue, Southwest when two suspects, brandishing a rifle and a handgun, approached him. The suspects removed property from the victim’s pockets. Both suspects fled in a white SUV. CCN: 24017952
On Monday, March 25, 2024, as a result of detective’s investigation, 22-year-old Kharris O. Akinola and 21-year-old Christopher Light, both of Southwest, D.C., were arrested and charged with Armed Robbery.
A rifle was recovered during Light’s arrest and he was additionally charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. Light was also charged with Attempted Armed Robbery in reference to the following offense in the Seventh District:
On February 5, 2024, at 3:10 p.m., the victim was using an ATM in the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Southeast. Two suspects, one armed with a handgun, approached the victim and ordered them not to move. The victim fled from the suspects before they took any property. The suspects fled the scene in a white SUV. This case remains under investigation. CCN: 24018385
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