A woman was robbed at gunpoint by three teenage boys in Hill East last night.
The woman was walking on the 200 block of 16th Street SE about 9:15 p.m. when the three teens confronted her. According to Metropolitan Police Department Captain John R. Knutsen, one of the attackers flashed a handgun and stole the woman’s purse.
All three suspects were described by police as black boys between 16 and 18 years old. Police arrested one suspect in connection with the robbery but are still looking for more information about the others.
There was another armed robbery nearby about 12:45 last night. That robbery happened near Lincoln Park at the intersection of 13th Street and East Capitol Street. According to police, a man was robbed by a man armed with a gun. The suspect was described as:
Black man wearing a black shirt and mask and armed with a gun
Earlier today police responded to the 1200 block of I Street SE after reports of gunshots heard in the area. Police briefly shut down the block to investigate. There were no reported injuries.
Three cars were damaged by gunfire on Sunday afternoon in Southwest near Nationals Park.
Police responded to calls of gunshots on the 100 block of O Street SW Sunday afternoon.m On the scene, police discovered shell casings and the three vehicles that were hit. No people were injured in the shooting and police do not have a suspect description.
Empower DC, a community organizing group focused on low-income District residents postponed an environmental justice tour planned for Buzzard Point due to safety concerns after the shooting.
On Saturday night, four men stole a woman’s car at gunpoint as she was parking near the Stadium-Armory Metro station about midnight.
The woman reported that four black men in dark clothing approached her car, flashed a handgun and ordered her out, according to an email from Metropolitan Police First District Captain Antonio Charland. The suspects fled the scene in her car, a red Chevrolet Cruze with Virginia registration.
Two women had their purses stolen by a group of teenage boys on Capitol Hill Sunday in what police believe are related incidents.
The robberies occurred at 7th and A streets NE about 1 p.m. and at 107 &th St. NE at 7:55 p.m., police said. In both cases, the victim’s purses were snatched by a group of teen boys who fled in a dark blue minivan.
On Saturday night, police found a man who had been shot at the intersection of 12th and G streets SE after responding to reports of gun fire in the area. The shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. and the victim was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
Earlier on Saturday, just before 2 a.m., six men in ski masks robbed someone at the intersection of 14th Street and Potomac Avenue SE, police said.
1D Robbery, 0150 hours,14th & Potomac Ave, SE. Lookout for (6) B/M's, all wearing ski mask
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 17, 2015
Also before sunrise Saturday police responded to reports of an armed robbery at 13th Street and Maryland Avenue NE. A person armed with a revolver robbed another person around 2:45 a.m. Saturday, police said.
Early on Friday, police arrested four men for soliciting sex. Two men were arrested along 2nd Street NE between K and L streets NE between 4 and 4:30 a.m. Another man was arrested at 4:10 a.m. on the 200 block of L Street NW and a fourth was arrested at 4:30 a.m. on the 900 block of New Jersey Avenue NW.
There was another purse-snatching occurred on Friday night on the unit block of 12th Street SE. A woman was approached by four teenage boys about 9:25 p.m., police said. One of the boys grabbed her from behind while the other three took her purse and fled on foot.
In addition to the related purse-snatchings, there were several other robberies on Capitol Hill on Sunday. One robbery occurred at 3rd and I streets NE about 1:20 p.m. and another occurred just before 10 p-.m. at K and Half streets NW, police said.
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(Updated at 12:15 p.m.) A shooter fired a gun and another person flashed a firearm in separate incidents near an H Street NE intersection over the weekend, according to authorities.
Police received a report of gunshots near H and 8th streets NE about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. About seven hours later, a man also flashed a gun by the same intersection.
In the first incident, the shooter was firing a gun at someone. Police didn’t report any injuries or property damage. But local blog Frozen Tropics reported that a person involved in the incident threw a brick, breaking a window of Crown Fried Chicken at 716 H St. NE. A witness also told the blog that it appeared someone was shot on the street, but fled the area.
Police made an arrest in the incident. But authorities didn’t immediately identify the suspect.
Then, about 11:30 p.m., a man flashed a gun at another man after exiting a Metro bus.
The victim was getting off the bus when he saw some people staring at him, according to authorities. Fearing that a robbery was about to take place, the victim ran and one of the people started to chase him.
The suspect eventually caught up to the victim, showed a gun and threatened to shoot. The victim fled.
Police arrested a man in connection with the incident. But authorities didn’t immediately identify the suspect.
According to authorities, the Capitol Hill area over the weekend also had other crime, including:
- An armed robbery on the 1200 block of 4th Street SW about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. In this robbery, two teenage boys approached a woman from behind, grabbed her by the neck and flashed a gun. The boys then took her cellphone and fled.
- An attempted theft in which a would-be thief tried to attack a man near the 700 block of 6th Street SW about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. In this incident, a young man and at least one other person tried to take a bicycle parked outside. The owner of the bicycle then chased the would-be thieves until the young man pulled out a hammer. The suspect then tried to hit the bicycle’s owner with the hammer before fleeing.
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(Updated 1:50 p.m.) Police swarmed Union Station just before 1 p.m. after a security guard shot a man who stabbed a woman, according to police.
Officials with D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed that the man who was shot was hospitalized and is in critical condition.
A police spokesperson said that the man stabbed the woman and then fled. A contracted security guard on the scene chased the man. The man, who was still holding the knife, turned around and accosted the security guard. The security guard then fired one shot which hit the man.
The police also confirmed that the initial stabbing appeared to be a domestic dispute.
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto says that police chief Cathy Lanier told him that the stabbing victim and the suspect who was shot were in a relationship.
Just in: DC police chief Kathy Lanier tells me security guard shot man who stabbed his girlfriend at Union Station
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 11, 2015
Washington Post reporter Robert Costa shared this photo of the crime scene, near the McDonalds in the Amtrak part of the station.
Crime scene at Union pic.twitter.com/WQBOyxoN4D
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 11, 2015
The shooter or shooters who sent at least five bullets flying through the windows of the Sky House apartment building last month are still on the loose — and police have a new theory on what happened.
Detectives from the First District believe at least one shooter fired toward the upscale residences at 1150 4th St. SW to create a diversion as police responded to a first set of shots just moments earlier by another gunman, Sgt. Michael Architzel said.
“The gunfire [at Sky House] came from the direction of Greenleaf public housing project,” Architzel said at a community meeting last night.
“We had gotten sounds of gunshots fired just before the incident at Sky House,” he continued. “We made an arrest and caught [the suspect] with a gun. We believe what happened are some of [that suspect’s] friends were trying to distract from that arrest and started firing.”
As Hill Now reported, the apartment tower just east of the Waterfront Metro station was hit by gunfire about 10:10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16. Residents of Sky House found bullets in their windows, walls and kitchen cabinets, causing thousands of dollars in damage, police said. One resident was watching the evening news in his living room when a bullet flew just feet in front of him. No injuries were reported.
Before the gunfire that hit Sky House, a first set of shots was reported by callers on the 1100 block of Delaware Avenue SW and the 1100 block of 4th Street SW. Police arrested a man for the first set of shots, who was found with a black semi-automatic handgun at his feet. He is a “former Greenleaf resident who is not allowed to be there anymore,” Architzel said Monday night.
Two people were questioned by police for the gunfire that hit Sky House, but they were released because officers had no probable cause to believe they were involved, police said. No shell casings to pinpoint a crime scene were found.
Following the gunfire incident, police assigned a tactical team to a zone near the Waterfront Metro station, and all officers have been asked to “provide special attention” to the area, Architzel said last month.
Apartments in Sky House — which has a rooftop pool and “dog-washing boutique” — start at $1,625 for a studio and hit $3,400 for a 2-bedroom, 2 bath, according to the website for the building.
(Updated at 2 p.m.) Police don’t know who sent at least five bullets flying through the windows of the upscale Sky House apartments this week.
Officials said Tuesday that they arrested a man in connection with gunfire that flew through the windows of 1150 4th St. SW — just east of the Waterfront Metro station — on Monday night. But upon further investigation, officers found that two separate sets of gunshots were reported that night, and the suspect is believed to be responsible for only one set of them.
The first set of shots was reported by callers on the 1100 block of Delaware Avenue SW and the 1100 block of 4th Street SW at about 10:10 p.m. Monday, Sgt. Michael Architzel said by email late last night. The second set of shots was reported soon after, on the 200 block of K Street SW.
Police arrested a man found standing with a black semi-automatic handgun at his feet, and told Hill Now on Monday that he was suspected of firing the shots that whizzed through the windows of at least five apartments. But further investigation revealed the suspect is not believed to be responsible for the shots that hit the building.
“The individual who was arrested for carrying a pistol on 200 K St. is not involved [with the Sky House incident], as that event does not match [the] time frame or location,” Architzel said.
Sky House residents found bullets in their windows, walls and kitchen cabinets, causing thousands of dollars in damage, police said Wednesday night. One resident described watching the evening news in his living room when a bullet flew just feet in front of him. “It was like a lightbulb exploding,” he said.
Police said initially that no property was damaged by the gunfire.
Two people were questioned by police for the gunfire that hit Sky House, but they were released because officers had no probable cause to believe they were involved, Architzel said.
No shell casings to pinpoint a crime scene were found.
Gunshots near the Waterfront Metro station are uncommon, Architzel said. Gunshot incidents were reported at 4th and O streets SW in late December, but “prior to that, I cannot even remember the last time we had any,” he said.
James Anderson, 27, was shot to death Jan. 11 on the 1300 block of 1st St. SW, as Hill Now reported. A suspect was arrested Feb. 10 and charged with 1st degree murder. And two people were arrested for a midday shooting on the same block on Feb. 7.
Police did not immediately provide data on recent gunshot incidents.
A designated Police Service Area 105 tactical team patrols a zone near the Waterfront Metro station, and all officers have been asked to “provide special attention” to the area, Architzel said.
“We also have been working with security at 325 P St. over the last few months to combat crime, and I believe that will further help us prevent future incidents like this,” he added.
Overall crime is down in PSA 105, which covers Southwest. The total number of crimes reported in the past year is 552, which is more than 6 percent lower than the 588 crimes reported the previous year, Metropolitan Police Department data shows.
Update: Police said late Thursday, Feb. 19 that the man arrested Monday, Feb. 16 is suspected of firing a set of gunshots shortly after the separate set of shots that hit Sky House. The Sky House shooter was still on the loose as of Friday, Feb. 20, police said.
A Southwest resident was watching the evening news in his living room Monday night when a bullet flew just feet in front of him.
“It was like a lightbulb exploding,” the resident of the high-end building Sky House said today.
As Hill Now reported, the apartment tower at 1150 4th St. SW, just east of the Waterfront Metro station, was hit by gunfire about 10 p.m. Monday, police said and building management told residents in an email. A man with a gun at his feet was arrested in the alley of the 200 block of K Street SW, police said.
When the resident heard the pop that he thought was a burst lightbulb, he leapt up.
“Then, I realized the light was still on. And I noticed a hole in the blinds,” he said, speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of a second incident. Behind the torn mini-blinds, he found a quarter-sized hole in the floor-to-ceiling window.
Building management spoke on Monday night with about seven residents whose apartments on the east side of Sky House were hit, the man, 42, said.
Five separate parties filed police reports with the First District about 10:30 p.m. Monday, Officer C.J. Smith said Wednesday night. Residents found bullets in their windows, walls and kitchen cabinets, causing thousands of dollars in damage, according to the reports. Police said Tuesday that no property was damaged by the gunfire.
The bullet holes in Sky House were patched with tape, and residents were told windows would be replaced in about three weeks, the man said.
JBG Companies did not immediately respond to an inquiry about window replacement on the east side of the building, which faces a private parking lot. A spokesman previously said the company is participating in the police investigation.
Overall crime is down in Police Service Area 105, which covers Southwest. The total number of crimes reported in the past year is 553, which is almost 5 percent lower than the 581 crimes reported the previous year, Metropolitan Police Department data shows.
Residents of Sky House — which has amenities including a rooftop pool — were offered free hotel rooms Monday and may be able to change apartments or break their leases. The man, who just moved from Colorado in September, said he hasn’t decided yet what he’ll do.
“I felt safe here until this happened,” he said. “Yesterday night, it was a little awkward. I didn’t stand by the windows much.”
Follow-up story:
Shooter Who Riddled Southwest Apartments With Bullets Still on the Loose
Update: Police said late Thursday, Feb. 19 that the man arrested Monday, Feb. 16 is suspected of firing a set of gunshots shortly after the separate set of shots that hit Sky House. The Sky House shooter was still on the loose as of Friday, Feb. 20, police said.
Shots fired two blocks from the Waterfront Metro station last night struck the windows of a residential building.
The windows of Sky House, on the northwest corner of 3rd and M streets SW, were hit by bullets Monday night, management said in an email to residents.
The shots were reported about 10 p.m. on the 200 block of K Street SW, police said. In the alley of that block, officers found a man standing with a black semi-automatic handgun at his feet. The suspect was arrested for carrying a pistol without a license.
No one was injured and no property damage resulted from the shots, police said. Hill Now couldn’t spot any damage to the building Tuesday afternoon.
JBG Companies, which own the building, is participating in the investigation, a company spokesman said.
Apartments in Sky House — which has a rooftop pool and “dog-washing boutique” — start at $1,625 for a studio and hit $3,400 for a 2-bedroom, 2 bath, according to the website for the building.
Overall crime is down in Police Service Area 105, which covers Southwest. The total number of crimes reported in the past year is 553, which is almost 5 percent lower than the 581 crimes reported the previous year, Metropolitan Police Department data shows.
Follow-up stories:
Bullet Whizzes Past Man in Southwest Luxury Building
Shooter Who Riddled Southwest Apartments With Bullets Still on the Loose
