Police release picture of suspect after woman, child taken at knifepoint in D.C. carjacking

February 6, 2022
Police release picture of suspect after woman, child taken at knifepoint in D.C. carjacking

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Armed Kidnapping and Armed Carjacking that occurred on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, in the 700 block of 4th Street, Northeast.

At approximately 5:59 pm, the suspect approached the victim, who was the passenger in a parked vehicle, at the listed location. The suspect brandished a knife and demanded the victim to get out of the vehicle. The victim refused. The suspect entered the vehicle and began to drive away with the victim and a child inside. A short time later, the victim and the child were able to escape from the vehicle. The victim’s vehicle has been recovered.