Arrests Made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 2000 Block of 18th Street, Southeast

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District announced arrests have been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in the 2000 block of 18th Street, Southeast.

At approximately 6:40 am, the suspects and victim were engaged in conversation at the listed location. After the conversation, one of the suspects brandished a handgun and shot at the victim as he was walking away. Both suspects then fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The suspects were apprehended by responding officers. A firearm was recovered.

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 29 year-old Raydell Glenn McKinley Johnson, of Northwest, DC, and 29 year-old Michael Steven Speaks, of Southeast, DC, were both arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).

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Content retrieved from: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/arrests-made-assault-dangerous-weapon-gun-offense-2000-block-18th-street-southeast.