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I thought this was a rather disturbing report from MPD:

The 2nd District Detectives office is seeking your assistance if you may have any information to assist in identifying two individuals wanted in connection with this series of robberies which appear to be similar in nature. The suspects in these offenses were armed with handguns. In one of the incidents, a victim was shot after refusing to surrender his property.

In all four of the robberies the suspects were described as follows: suspect one is described as a black male, between 5-feet-10 inches to 6-feet-tall, stocky-chubby build, between the ages of 25 to 30 years of age, dreads or braided hair style, dark complexion, wearing a white or light colored coat and dark pants. Suspect two is described as a black male, 5-feet-7 inches to 5-feet-9 inches tall, medium-average build, 25 to 30 years of age, unknown hair style, dark complexion, wearing dark clothing. During one of the robberies a third suspect, described as a black male with medium complexion, may have been involved. The suspects were believed to be operating a vehicle, described as a dark color sedan, possibly green or black, with tinted windows.

* On Saturday, December 4th, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a victim was robbed at gunpoint of belongings by two subjects in the area of Wisconsin Avenue and Woodley Road NW.

* On Saturday, December 4th, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a victim was robbed at gunpoint of belongings in the area of 43rd and Jennifer Streets N.W.

* On Saturday, December 4th, at approximately 3:30 a.m., a victim was shot during a robbery attempt in the area of 43rd and Ingomar Streets N.W.

* On Thursday, December 9th, at approximately 10:15 p.m., a victim was robbed at gunpoint of belongings in the area of the 4100 block of Harrison Street N.W.

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DCFireems writes around 12:30am Sat. night/Sun. morning:

“shooting – 300 blk V St NE”

I have seen no further updates.

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DCFireems writes Sat. night/Sun. morning at 12:45am:

“stabbing – 1600 blk Montello Rd NE”

I have seen no further updates.

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Looks like this is turning out to be one of those weekends…

From MPD:

“At approximately 1:30 pm today [Saturday], Fourth District units received a report that gunshots had been heard near the corner of 13th Street and Allison Street NW. Upon arriving on the scene the officers located an adult male who had been shot in his upper right leg. He was transported to an area hospital and is in stable condition being treated. Fourth District detectives are currently conducting interviews and pursuing leads. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call 1-888-919-CRIME”

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According to DC Fire Ems on twitter:

“Multiple shooting(245a) -1400 blk Ridge Pl SE- EMS evaluated & transported 4 persons – MPD investigating”

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According to MPD:

At 1247am an Officer was flagged down in the 4900 Block of South Dakota Ave by the driver of a vehicle stating he had been shot. The subject stated he was involved in a “Road Rage Incident” on the Maryland side of Eastern Ave. The victim and the suspect had cut each other off several times while driving. When the two cars turned into the 1800 block of Michigan Ave Northeast (in the District) the suspect car pulled up beside the victims car rolled down his window and fired several shots from a semi automatic handgun into the victim’s car striking him at least once causing non life threatening wounds. The suspect then fled the area. The victim then drove until he was able to flag down an officer in the 4900 block of South Dakota Avenue Northeast. The victim was transport to Washington Hospital Center by District of Columbia Fire and EMS in Stable condition.

The victim was able to provide a lookout for a 2 door dark colored Honda with dark tinted windows driven by a black male. No further lookout was provided. If anyone has information about this incident please contact the Fourth District Detectives Office at 202.703.0616 or you can remain anonymous and call 202.727.9099.

This victim was treated at Washington Hospital Center and has already been released from the hospital.”

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I’ve been following the discussions on the 1st District MPD listserv very closely and I’m horrified. It is very upsetting to read about robberies and shootings but there is something all-together horrifying to read about unprovoked attacks. One resident writes:

“Around 7pm tonight [Monday], I walked by a group of police interviewing a single white woman who was attacked in front of Mangialardos. I asked the police if they had any descriptions of the suspects as I would be out walking my dog for another 30 minutes or so and would keep an eye out. They said they were not sure of any descriptions, however, I overheard the young woman sitting in the front of the police cruiser say she was just walking along and somebody came up and attacked her for no reason.

Two days in a row on the same block around.”

Ed. Note: Many commenters on PoP referenced an earlier beating on Sunday night:

“The attack was at 13th and Penn. SE, 4 guys attacked a girl carrying groceries and knocked some of her teeth out. Didn’t rob her or anything, just attacked and ran.”

MPD David Kamperin responds to the first resident above:

“These two random attacks are disturbing and this type of violence should shock the conscious within this safe community. Before this second assault we moved some members in the area- officers were within a few blocks when this occurred. Additionally uniform and tactical officers will continue to patrol to prevent further attacks as our detectives investigate these. We have had some valuable information from witnesses and hopefully we will be able to identify the assailants shortly.”

Continues after the jump (including a response from Chief Lanier). (more…)

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This has been a bad week all around…

From MPD:

“Units received a call for a shooting at 8th and Delafield Pl NW. Upon arrival, a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds was located and transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced. The Homicide Branch is handling this investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-888-919-CRIME.”