MPD Hunts Suspect in Benning Road Shooting

DC Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the community’s assistance identifying the suspect in the shooting that injured a 2-year-old boy in Northeast.

On Tuesday, June 10, 2026, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Fifth District officers responded to the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast, for the report of a shooting. The suspect discharged a firearm inside an apartment complex before fleeing the scene prior to officers arriving. Responding officers located a two-year-old boy inside an apartment suffering a graze wound from the shooting. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the child to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was captured by a nearby security camera and can be seen in the photos below and in this video https://youtu.be/KTLTCpkR7OM .

Anyone who can identify this suspect or has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police

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