A 16-year-old juvenile male of Southeast, DC, turned himself in at the First District Police Station in connection with a shooting on Monday, April 8.
He was wanted in connection with a shooting three days earlier. On Friday, April 5, at approximately 8:56 p.m., the suspect approached the victim in the 500 block of 13th Street SE. The suspect shot the victim then fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The detectives’ investigation revealed the victim and suspect were known to each other.
After he reported to the station, the 16-year-old was arrested pursuant to a DC Superior Court custody order and was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
If you have any information about this incident, police say you should take no action but call them at (202) 727-9099. You can text anonymous tips, photos or video to the Department’s Text Tip Line at 50411.
MPD currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.
