I was just informed that last night, August 31, 2023, around 10:17pm, there was a shooting/carjacking in the 300 block of Oglethorpe St NW.
Alert: Shooting/Carjacking Investigation at 2217 hours in the 300 block of Ogelthorpe Street, NW. No lookout.
DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT #I20230493046
Sent to 4th District (PSA 401-409) Alert DC
Sent by MPD Cad # 11739
I have contacted MPD and Ward 4 MOCR Sophia Tekola for more information. I will post once received.
From MPD: Last night, while getting out of a vehicle, the victim was approached by 2 armed suspects. The suspects demanded the victim’s property at gunpoint. A struggle ensued. At which time, the victim was shot. The victim was transported to a local area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The suspects then drove off with the victim’s vehicle. Camera footage captured one of the suspect’s side profile from a distance. Both suspects are young black males wearing dark clothing. This investigation is still active.
Suspect Sought in an Armed Robbery (Gun) and an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offenses: 300 Block of Oglethorpe Street, Northwest
(Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) and an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offenses that occurred on Thursday, August 31, 2023, in the 300 Block of Oglethorpe Street, Northwest.
At approximately 9:10 pm, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location. The suspect brandished a firearm and demanded the victims’ property. The victim complied and then sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The suspect then fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. The victim was transported t…