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Related: About this forum11-year-old charged with armed robbery, assault in Northwest
11-year-old charged with armed robbery, assault in Northwest
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
May 30, 2023, 8:06 AM
An 11-year-old boy is facing charges stemming from multiple gun-related crimes in Northwest last week, D.C. police said in a Monday news release. ... The boy, who is from Northeast, D.C., was arrested on Saturday for his involvement in three incidents, according to D.C. police.
Last Sunday, on May 21, police said the boy demanded a victims property in the 700 block of Lamont Street at around 2:45 p.m. When the victim refused, he brandished a gun. ... The boy took the victims property and left. ... At around the same time of day on Wednesday, May 24, police said the boy assaulted a person while armed in the 700 block of Irving Street.
Police said the boy and another suspect rode up to the victim on bicycles. ... The person pushed one of the suspects and ran. A suspect then pointed a gun at the victim, police said. ... That same week, police said the boy robbed a person in the 400 block of Luray Place at around 6:45 p.m. ... While on a bike, the suspect demanded the victims property. He reached into a fanny pack, police said, as if he was armed. ... The victim handed over the property and ran away. The suspect rode away from the scene on the bike.
Police said theyre still investigating the incidents and asked anyone with information to call the department at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to the Departments TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
May 30, 2023, 8:06 AM
An 11-year-old boy is facing charges stemming from multiple gun-related crimes in Northwest last week, D.C. police said in a Monday news release. ... The boy, who is from Northeast, D.C., was arrested on Saturday for his involvement in three incidents, according to D.C. police.
Last Sunday, on May 21, police said the boy demanded a victims property in the 700 block of Lamont Street at around 2:45 p.m. When the victim refused, he brandished a gun. ... The boy took the victims property and left. ... At around the same time of day on Wednesday, May 24, police said the boy assaulted a person while armed in the 700 block of Irving Street.
Police said the boy and another suspect rode up to the victim on bicycles. ... The person pushed one of the suspects and ran. A suspect then pointed a gun at the victim, police said. ... That same week, police said the boy robbed a person in the 400 block of Luray Place at around 6:45 p.m. ... While on a bike, the suspect demanded the victims property. He reached into a fanny pack, police said, as if he was armed. ... The victim handed over the property and ran away. The suspect rode away from the scene on the bike.
Police said theyre still investigating the incidents and asked anyone with information to call the department at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to the Departments TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news
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11-year-old charged with armed robbery, assault in Northwest (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2023
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IronLionZion
(47,090 posts)1. Criminals starting young these days
The gun is disturbing. Normally with preteens they'll just grab your phone or headphones or something like that and run off super fast.
jimfields33
(19,281 posts)2. There's always been a percentage of bad teens.
We just see the stories now. Before itd be on local news only.
central scrutinizer
(12,441 posts)3. Confusing headline
I expected this to be about the Pacific Northwest, not DC.
IronLionZion
(47,090 posts)4. Northwest DC, we have 4 quadrants