Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District have arrested three teenagers in connection to an armed carjacking in Southeast, DC.
At approximately 5:18 p.m., on Saturday, January 20, 2024, the victim, who is a rideshare driver, picked up the suspects at South Capitol Street and Southern Avenue, SW. The suspects instructed the driver to take them to an alley in the area of Horner Place and Wilmington Place, Southeast. One of the suspects brandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s car keys. When the victim refused, the suspects assaulted the victim and took the victim’s property then fled in the victim’s vehicle. With the assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies and MPD’s helicopter, the suspects were apprehended and the victim’s vehicle and property recovered. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, a 15-year-old juvenile male, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Armed Carjacking and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. Additionally, a 14-year-old juvenile male, of Hyattsville, MD, and a 15-year-old juvenile male, of Greenbelt, MD, were arrested and charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police