Additional Arrest Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 1400 Block of Saratoga Avenue, Northeast

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Fifth District announce an additional arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue, Northeast.

 

At approximately 5:37 pm, the two suspects were involved in a verbal altercation at the listed location. The suspects both brandished handguns and exchanged gunfire. One of the suspects was struck and was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The second suspect fled the scene.

 

On Thursday, January 7, 2021, a 26 year-old adult male, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).

 

On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, 19 year-old Carlos Haythe, of Northeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Carrying a Pistol Without a License.