Two Teens Arrested in an Armed Carjacking (Gun) in Northeast

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Two teens were arrested for an armed carjacking on Friday evening in Northeast, DC, as a part of MPD’s citywide Violent Crime Suppression Initiative. 

On Friday, October 6, 2023, at approximately 11:24 p.m., the suspects, who were armed with handguns, approached the victim, who was seated in their car, in the 1200 block of 42nd Street, Northeast. The suspects demanded the victim’s car. Once the victim complied, the suspects took the victim’s car and left the location. The suspects were apprehended a short time later by officers. The vicitm’s vehicle was also recovered.

On Friday, October 6, 2023, a 14-year-old juvenile male, of Southeast, DC, and a 15-year-old juvenile male, of Capital Heights, MD, were arrested and charged with Armed Carjacking (Gun).