The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announces the arrest of 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.
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested 19-year-old Casanova Lamons, of Northeast, DC. Lamons has been charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).