Police have made two arrests in an armed carjacking that occurred in Navy Yard. But they are still looking for two more suspects.
Around noon on Friday, May 9, a group of suspects approached a victim exiting their car on the 1200 block of Fourth Street SE. One pointed a handgun and demanded the victim’s car keys, which the victim handed over. The suspects fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle.
The following day, Saturday, May 10, 2025, Sixth District officers and members of MPD’s Robbery Suppression Unit found the carjacked vehicle and placed two suspects under arrest. A gun was also recovered.
A 15-year-old juvenile male of Southeast was charged with Armed Carjacking. A 14-year-old juvenile male of Glenarden, Maryland, was charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License and Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.
Two outstanding suspects were captured by surveillance cameras and can be seen in the photo above.
Anyone who can identify these suspects or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s Text Tip Line at 50411. 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.
Arrest in February H Street Homicide
Police have arrested a 42-year-old Northeast man in connection with a homicide that happened on H Street NE this past February.
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at approximately 9:42 p.m., First District officers went to the 700 block of H Street NE after getting reports of a shooting. Officers found an adult male unconscious and not breathing, who was suffering from gunshot wounds.
DC Fire and EMS (DC FEMS) was called to the scene. Despite all life-saving efforts, the victim succumbed to their injuries.
The decedent has been identified as23-year-old Jaydon Parson, of Northwest, DC.
On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force located the suspect and made the arrest. He has been charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated).
The Crime Blotter is based on MPD Press releases and publications to the First and Fifth District MPD list servs. The Hill Rag covers armed and violent crime on Capitol Hill and adjacent neighborhoods.
