DC Metro Police Arrest Individual for Knife Assault on North Capitol St

DC Metropolitan Police

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in the 1500 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest.

At approximately 8:17 am, Third District officers responded to the location for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers made contact with an adult male stabbing victim. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers.

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, 21-year-old Damario Thornton, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife).

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