Police: Teens run away from Pa. DYRS facility, steal SUV involved in subsequent shooting, robbery, police chase
WASHINGTON () — Police in the District said multiple teenage boys who had run away from a Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) facility in Pennsylvania over the weekend were involved in a subsequent carjacking, shooting and police chase.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was first notified that three boys had absconded from a DYRS facility in Pennsylvania on Sunday evening and then reportedly stole a red 2016 Land Rover SUV with Pennsylvania plates.
MPD placed a lookout for the stolen vehicle and the suspects across all of the department's districts.
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Then, minutes after 10:45 p.m., officers were called to a shooting in the 700 block of 8th Street NE, where a man said he'd been shot and robbed. The suspects were reported to be in a red SUV.
The man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
License Plate Reader (LPR) data from the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) confirmed that the same car believed to be stolen by the DYRS runaways was involved in the robbery and shooting.
A short time later, MPD said an officer saw the SUV fleeing toward the RFK Stadium site.
MPD's helicopter quickly found the vehicle and placed it under aerial surveillance. During that time, five suspects bailed out of the SUV and fled on foot.
Two of them re-entered the car, however, and drove off.
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Officers were able to find one of the remaining suspects and found an AR-15-style gun nearby.
Another officer spotted the red SUV at around 11:15 p.m. At the time, it was traveling on Alabama Avenue SE.
Since it was involved in the earlier crime, the officer initiated a pursuit, following it until it stopped near Minnesota Avenue and T Street SE.
There, MPD said the two suspects were taken into custody.
The three suspects were charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun), Robbery and related firearm offenses.
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One of the three suspects arrested was a DYRS absconder. The two other teenage boys are still being searched for, police noted.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact MPD at (202) 727-9099 or to text the department's tip line at 50411.
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