Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in reference to multiple offenses that occurred on Friday, September 27, 2019, in the 2700 block of Douglass Road, Southeast.
At approximately 3:00 am, the suspect and an adult female victim were involved in a verbal altercation, inside a residence, at the listed location. During the altercation, the suspect physically assaulted the victim. The suspect also assaulted the victim’s dog as well as a juvenile female. The suspect then fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. The adult and juvenile victims sustained non-life threatening injuries and were treated at a local hospital. The victim’s dog succumbed to the injuries inflicted on her by the suspect.
Further investigation by the detectives revealed that this incident is domestic in nature.
Seventh District Detectives have obtained a DC Superior Court arrest warrant for 35 year-old Delonte Mitchell, of Southeast, DC, for Assault with Significant Bodily Injury and Second Degree Cruelty to Children. Mitchell was last seen driving a 2015 Silver Hyundai Sonata, with a Virginia tag number of VXJ7129.
Mitchell and the vehicle sought can be seen in the images below:
Anyone who has knowledge of Delonte Mitchell’s whereabouts or has information regarding 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. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC 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.