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Washington Post
21-05-2025
- Washington Post
Teens who fled youth detention were involved in D.C. shooting, police say
Three teenagers who absconded from a youth detention center in Pennsylvania on Sunday were involved in an armed robbery and nonfatal shooting with a rifle in D.C. shortly after arriving in the city in a stolen SUV, police said. One of the teens, 17-year-old Daijon Bourn, was arrested and charged as an adult with robbery and other crimes. Police were still looking for the two other juveniles Tuesday. Authorities said the three had been in the custody of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, or DYRS, and confined to the Clock Tower School, a contracted facility in Pennsylvania from which the fled. It was unclear what offenses led to their being committed to the school, in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Criminal proceedings involving juveniles are generally confidential by law. Officials at the school did not respond to requests for comment. At his initial hearing Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court, Bourn's lawyer argued that there was no evidence her client was involved in the robbery and that no money or weapon was found on him when he was arrested. On Sunday, after fleeing the school, police said, the teens stole a red Land Rover and drove back to Washington, where they were joined by two other people. Police said all five took part in the robbery and shooting of a man just before 11 p.m. in the 700 block of 8th Street NE. The victim told police about the red SUV. Police used a helicopter in their search of the neighborhood and saw the SUV traveling east in the 1100 block of H Street NE. After the five bailed out of the vehicle and ran off, two of them returned and drove away, police said. Minutes later, police stopped the SUV as it traveled on Alabama Avenue SE and arrested one adult, 19-year-old Jamal Hawkins, along with Bourn. Hawkins was also charged with armed robbery and illegal possession of an AR-15 rifle. Magistrate Judge Heide Herrmann ordered Bourn and Hawkins jailed until their next hearing, scheduled for Friday.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
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. Bowie man accused of killing his elderly mother, injuring woman 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. Sinkhole, water main break prompts road closures in Southeast DC 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. Metro tests new system to make train travel more convenient 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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
