Juvenile arrested for armed robbery in d. C. — DC Police Cars stock photo

WASHINGTON, DC – The D.C. Metro Police Department’s Sixth District has announced the arrest of a 15-year-old in connection with an armed robbery that occurred earlier this week in Southeast Washington.

On Monday, at about 2:30 p.m., the juvenile suspect and possibly others confronted a victim in the 200 block of 37th Place SE. The suspects demanded the victim’s moped, and upon refusal, they assaulted the victim and brandished a firearm. The altercation escalated when the suspects forcibly removed the victim from the moped and fled with it.

The young male, a resident of Southeast D.C., was taken into custody and faces charges of Armed Robbery.

The investigation into this case is ongoing. If you have any information regarding this incident, please do not intervene directly, but instead contact the police at (202) 727-9099 or send your tip via text to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

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