WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the D.C. Metro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division request the community’s assistance locating a robbery suspect implicated in multiple incidents across the city. The suspect has targeted various convenience stores, employing a similar method in each crime.
On Tuesday, April 23, around 12:03 PM, the suspect attacked a store in the 3000 block of 14th Street, Northwest, using a fire extinguisher to incapacitate employees before fleeing with a cash register. This incident was captured on surveillance video.
Similar episodes occurred on previous days, with the first recorded on Monday, April 15, at approximately 6:30 AM at a store on Hawaii Avenue, Northeast. The pattern continued on Wednesday, April 17, around 12:46 AM on 3rd Street, Northeast, and again on Friday, April 18, at about 9:15 AM on Columbia Road, Northwest. In each case, the suspect used a fire extinguisher to threaten store employees before stealing cash.
The police have released surveillance footage of the suspect in these incidents.
They are urging anyone with information to contact them at (202) 727-9099 or via the TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The public is advised not to approach the suspect directly.