Metropolitan Police Department: Arrest Made In An Assault With A Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 5000 Block Of 9th Street, Northwest

Georgetown DC

08 September, 2021

6:58 AM

Description

Press release from the Metropolitan Police Department: September 6, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fourth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in the 5000 block of 9th Street, Northwest. At approximately 11:59 pm, the suspect and the victim were involved in an argument at the listed location. During the argument, the suspect brandished a handgun and then shot the victim. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers and a firearm was recovered on the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. On Sunday, September 5, 2021, 30 year-old Anthony McDuffie, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun). This press release was produced by the Metropolitan Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.