Arrest Made in D.C. Armed Robbery

by Kristen Harrison-Oneal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District announce an arrest has been made in reference to Armed Robbery (Gun) of Establishment offenses that occurred in the Second District.

  • On Monday, October 12, 2021, at approximately 7:21 pm, the suspect entered an establishment in the 1100 block of 20th Street, NW. The suspect approached a store employee, brandished a handgun and demanded US currency from the victim. The victim complied. The suspect fled the scene.
  • On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at approximately 6:53 pm, the suspect entered an establishment in the 500 block of 14th Street, NW. The suspect approached a store employee, brandished a handgun and demanded US currency from the victim. The victim complied. The suspect fled the scene.
  • On Thursday, October 14, 2021, at approximately 6:00 pm, the suspect entered an establishment in the 5200 block of Wisconsin Avenue, NW. The suspect approached a store employee, brandished a handgun and demanded US currency from the victim. The victim complied. The suspect was apprehended a short time later by Second District officers.

On Thursday, October 14, 2021, 32 year-old Leon Antoine Miller, of Northeast, DC was arrested and charged with three counts of Armed Robbery (Gun).

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Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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