The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of two suspects in a shooting in Southeast.
On Monday, November 18, 2024, at approximately 8:15 a.m., Seventh District officers responded to the sound of gunshots in the 500 block of Valley Avenue, Southeast. Officers located an adult male, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported by DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
While canvassing the area, officers stopped and detained two suspects that matched a lookout. Two firearms were also recovered at the scene. 20-year-old Darion Muhammad and a 17-year-old male, both of Northeast DC, were arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
A stolen vehicle fled the scene with an additional suspect inside. The vehicle was captured on a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the photo below:
Anyone who locates this vehicle and/or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police