[PR] Arrests Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 1800 b/o 23rd Street, SE

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District have announced two arrests have been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, August 5, 2019, in the 1800 block of 23rd Street, Southeast. 

At approximately 8:19 pm, two suspects approached the victim at the listed location. One of suspects brandished a gun and threatened the victim. The other suspect assaulted the victim.  Both suspects then fled the scene. 

On Thursday, August 29, 2019, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 35 year-old Monique Smith, of Southeast DC, was arrested and charged withSimple Assault, and 39-year-old Robert Smith, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).