Police are investigating two armed carjackings that took place on the Hill over the last two days, one of them successful. And they have a lead on a car that is linked to the first one.
Just around midnight the morning of Tuesday, June 14, the driver of a grey 2020 Subaru Forrester was in his vehicle, parked on the 400 block of K St SW. That’s when two suspects approached the victim’s car.
One of them produced a weapon and demanded the victim exit the vehicle.
Both suspects then fled in the victim’s vehicle. It is a grey 2020 Subaru Forrester with DC tag GG8409. The vehicle has extensive front end damage and is missing a passenger side mirror.
The victim was not injured.
The day before, there was an unsuccessful carjacking that occurred on the 1300 Block of F Street NE. On Monday, June 13 at approximately 7:01 a.m., two suspects approached a victim and produced a weapon. They demanded the victim’s keys and personal property, but dropped the keys and fled the secne.
Both suspects then fled in a dark colored Toyota Prius.
The victim was not injured and kept their car.
Police Seek Vehicle
Police are looking for a Prius they belive is linked to up to four separate multiple robbery and carjacking incidents that all took place on Monday, including the F Street carjacking. No link is established to the Tuesday morning case.
The suspect vehicle is described as a 2014 Toyota Prius, black in color, MD Plate: 3EX7797, with Lyft and Uber stickers in the rear passenger window, was captured by nearby surveillance cameras and can be seen in the photos above.
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The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.
