The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a shooting that occurred in Southeast.
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 2:12 p.m., the suspect approached the victim inside of a business in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Southeast. The suspect brandished a handgun and attempted to rob the victim. When the victim was fleeing, the suspect shot the victim and then fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The suspect was captured by surveillance cameras and can be seen in this video:
Anyone who can identify this suspect or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police