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

Georgetown DC

20 October, 2021

7:23 AM

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Press release from the Metropolitan Police Department: October 18, 2021 (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fourth District announce an arrest in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, October 16, 2021, in the unit block of Longfellow Street, Northwest. At approximately 6:03 pm, the suspect and victim were engaged in a verbal altercation at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and fired toward the victim. The suspect then fled the scene. No injuries were reported. On Monday, October 18, 2021, 27 year-old Lesha Sophia Marks, 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.