WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) and Theft One (Stolen Auto) offense that occurred on Saturday, January 15, 2022, in the 4200 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast.
At approximately 1:30 pm, a suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s car keys. The victim complied. The suspect fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. An additional suspect fled the scene in an awaiting vehicle.
On Friday, January 28, 2022, a 17 year-old juvenile male, of District Heights, Maryland, was arrested and charged with Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Possession of Unregistered Firearm.
As a result of the investigation, by detectives assigned to MPD’s Carjacking Task Force, the suspect was additionally charged with Robbery in relation to this offense.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.