Saturday, April 16, 2022

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Friday, April 15, 2022, in the 2900 block of Hillcrest Drive, Southeast.

At approximately 2:40 pm, members of the Sixth District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim inside of a vehicle, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect vehicle, described as possibly a dark in color Volkswagen Tiguan, with all black wheels, and possible Florida tags, was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the photo below:

Anyone who can identify this vehicle or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINEat 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.