The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of four teenaged suspects in an attempted armed carjacking offense in Northwest.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, at approximately 6:15 p.m., the suspects approached the victim, who was standing next to their motorcycle, in the 4200 block of Kansas Avenue, Northwest. One of the suspects brandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s motorcycle. A witness intervened and the suspects fled the scene without taking any property.
A short time later, officers located and arrested all four suspects. A handgun was recovered. A 15-year-old juvenile male of Southeast, D.C., was arrested and charged with Armed Carjacking (Gun) and Carrying a Pistol Without a License. A 15-year-old juvenile female of Southeast, D.C., a 12-year-old juvenile male, and a 13-year-old juvenile male both of Northwest, DC were all arrested and charged with Armed Carjacking (Gun).