17-year-old steals moped at gunpoint and flees from DC police

WASHINGTON, DC – D.C. police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect who robbed a man at gunpoint and took his moped in Northwest.

Police responded to the 4500 block of New Hampshire Avenue around 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, October 24 for the report of a carjacking. Upon arrival, officers discovered that several suspects had forced a victim off his moped at gunpoint and had taken the victim’s property. According to police, the suspects fled on the victim’s moped.

Officers located the suspects and the stolen moped in the 6400 block of Eastern Avenue, Northeast, and attempted to stop them. The suspects tried to flee, but one was apprehended by officers. The other suspects fled on mopeds.

The suspect has been identified as a 17-year-old teenage boy from Northeast, DC. He was arrested and charged with armed carjacking, fleeing police with a motor vehicle, no license, reckless driving and receiving stolen property.