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[PR] Suspect Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 3200 b/o 23rd Street, SE

Saturday, May 2, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in the 3200 block of 23rd Street, Southeast. 

At approximately 2:31 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the sound of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim, conscious and breathing, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. 

The suspect was captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in the photos below:

Anyone who can identify this individual 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.