MPD 7D WANTED | Vehicle Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 400 b/o Chesapeake Street, SE

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in the 400 block of Chesapeake Street, Southeast. 

At approximately 2:40 am, the suspect approached the victim at the listed location.  The suspect shot the victim then fled the scene in a vehicle.  The victim responded to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. 

The suspect vehicle is described as a Red Jeep SUV.  The vehicle was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the photos below:

Anyone who can identify this vehicle, or 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 LINE at 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.