Armed suspects steal Mercedes-Benz in Northwest DC, police say
Minutes after 3:30 a.m., MPD responded to the 1900 block of 12th Street NW for the report of an armed carjacking. There, the victim reported being carjacked by a group of four unknown men, armed with handguns.
No one hurt after 40 shots fired in Northwest DC, police say
One of the suspects hit the man with their gun, causing a small cut.
The suspects fled the scene in the man's 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC300, which had D.C. tags.
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