I'm not sure why this event isn't bigger news, but I can't find it on the news websites & the Post has it buried over in the District Briefing section. Essentially the situation began when police gave chase to a red Jeep containing four robbery suspects. This was at around 9:30. Three of the suspects were arrested at that point (they were teens). The fourth suspect jumped into another car and sped off. At some point a bicyclist was hit by one of the cars (last night ABC News 7 reported that this occurred at 6th & Florida, but I don't know if that is accurate). The bicyclist was treated for minor injuries. The driver shot at police while driving, but no officers were hit. He drove into Capitol Hill, crashed the car and ran into a rowhouse on Mass Ave (8th & Mass). A man in the house hit the suspect with a frying pan and then fled outside with his wife and dog. The suspect surrendered to police around midnight. Why isn't this bigger news?
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Ask & ye shall receive. Here are the stories I couldn't find earlier:
Read the story & watch the video from WUSA9, NBC News 4, Fox News 5,or ABC 7 News (this one is from last night, and appears in the post below). Sorry it wasn't updated before, but the network problems here were followed by Blogger server issues. DCist has a story on all of this. What a day!
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From Commander Diane Groomes posted on the MPD 1D listserv, these two postings [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPD-1D/]:
To notify
Currently 1d is working a double shooting at the corner of 9th and H ST NE -- at approximately 0530 hours - shots were fired at the corner - one female was shot in the hand and a male subject was shot twice in chest - currently both are at the hospital and the male victim is critical -- we are looking for two black males in a blue and tan suit - last seen fleeing on foot from area
H St inbound traffic will be effected until scene is processed --
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GOOD MORNING TO ALL - Im just arriving back home from the events of tonite -
here is recap
At approximately 2120 hours a citizen was robbed at gunpoint in the 6th District
and assailants fled in red Jeep - this Jeep was then seen in the 5th District
where a pursuit ensued - a bailout occurred at 17th and Md and two apprehensions
were made but third assailant jumped into black Tahoe and took off thus Falcoln
(helicopter unit) , 1d and 5d units pursued this fleeing felon throughout 1d
and 5d -- this assailant fired rounds at officers when he first crashed into
parked car at 6th and F ST NE - an SOD officer returned fire - no rounds took
effect and assailant continued to flee NOrth on 6th ST where he struck a
bicyclist at 6th and Florida NE -- (who has suffered minor injuries) - the
pursuit continued until he crashed at 8th and Mass AVE NE and bailed out and
fled into the home that you mentioned below (homeowners were able to run out
unharmed) -- a barricade was announced for he ran into the basement and was
surrounded by police - we awaited our SWAT team who apprehended this assailant
at 0010 hours without incident!!
thanks to all the citizens that supported us out there tonite!!!!
Maybe catching a robbery suspect last night at 8th & Mass is not as big news as what happened later at 9th & H Street (from the NBC 4 website):
Man Dead, Woman Injured After Northeast Shooting
Police Search For Clues
POSTED: 8:49 am EST February 1, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- District police are investigating a shooting incident in northeast Washington that left one man dead and a woman with minor injuries.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department said the incident occurred at about 5:30 a.m. near the intersection of 9th and H streets in Northeast. The man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at Washington Hospital Center. The woman was being treated for a gunshot wound at an area hospital.
Investigators are trying to find witnesses as they search the area for evidence that could help identify suspects in the case.
You all should watch more TV. ;-) The robbery suspects made TV news:
Written by 9NEWS NOW
Created:2/1/2007 6:28:57 AM
Last Updated:2/1/2007 7:24:50 AM
Several robbery suspects are in custody this morning after a busy Wednesday night in the District.
It ended with several car accidents, including a woman who was hit while riding her bike.
One suspect was hit with a frying pan. He was hiding in the basement of a home when the homeowner heard him, and struck him with the pan. The suspect is now in custody.
Thanks for the report, I'll be checking in with you often from now on.
We drove by the scene of the bicycle accident last night around 10:30-11 at 6th and Florida. The police had blocked off 6th St north of Florida for just a block.
I'm glad the bicyclist is OK. The bike looked mangled.
Thanks for covering this. I was wondering what happened last night and figured it had to be a big deal. At one point 11 police cars went west on F Street at an extremely high speed, lights and sirens. It was crazy.
Tip on finding crime stories in the Post: On the website index page, at the very top in tiny writing, there's a link to "Print Edition." Click on that, then "Metro." Look for "District Briefing," which contains late-breaking police blotter-type stories. This story was there this morning.
So from my window at 6th and F, I watched as the "shots fired" part happened. The black tahoe couldn't handle the corner from westbound on F to northbound on 6th, and demolished a parked saab. Momentarily stuck, he reversed over a traffic light (which snapped), shot twice at the police car behind him, and drove off up 6th toward H.
My condolences to the saab owner -- i'm sure you had an unhappy discovery this morning.
Thanks John,
I usually just search for District Briefings, and that can be hit or miss. Now I'll know where to find them.
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