Metropolitan Police Department: Arrest Made In An Assault With A Dangerous Weapon (Knife) Offense: 1300 Block Of Kenilworth Avenue

Georgetown DC

08 October, 2021

4:12 AM

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Press release from the Metropolitan Police Department: October 6, 2021 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Sixth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife) offense that occurred on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in the 1300 block of Kenilworth Avenue, Northeast. At approximately 10:40 am, the suspect and the victim were involved in an argument at the listed location. During the argument the suspect brandished a knife and stabbed the victim. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The suspect was apprehended by responding officers. On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 42 year-old Justin Tapp, of Hillcrest Heights, MD, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Knife). This press release was produced by the Metropolitan Police Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.