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Update: Arrest made in “Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Armed Carjacking (Gun)” Shooting just after 1pm in Columbia Heights


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From MPD:

“Alert: Shooting Investigation at 1304 hours in the 1400 block of Newton Street NW. Lookout for 2022 Silver Honda SUV.”

Update from MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, December 12, 2022, in the 1400 block of Newton Street, Northwest. 

At approximately 1:03 pm, the suspect approached the victim, who was seated in a vehicle, at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded the victim to exit the vehicle. The suspect then shot the victim and fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle.

The suspect was apprehended a short time after the offense. The victim’s vehicle and a handgun were recovered.

On Monday, December 12, 2022, 29-year-old Tavon Owens, of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Armed Carjacking (Gun).”

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