DC Police investigate 2 carjackings that happened hours apart

WASHINGTON – Police are investigating a pair of carjackings, together with one involving a Lyft driver, that occurred Friday evening in D.C.

Metropolitan Police Division officers responded to the primary carjacking round 9:30 p.m. within the 300 block of Morse Road Northeast, close to Union Market.

As soon as on the scene, officers realized that two males armed with rifles stole a white BMW 540i with D.C. tags.

Police didn’t present additional particulars in regards to the suspects concerned.

A number of hours later, round 11:17 p.m., police mentioned one other carjacking occurred within the 1300 block of 4th Road Southeast.

In keeping with investigators, the suspects approached a rideshare car that was stopped within the space, pulled a gun, and demanded the sufferer get out of the automotive.

The sufferer complied, and the suspect took car and fled the scene.

FOX 5 spoke to the sufferer, who mentioned they had been working as a Lyft driver on the time of the carjacking.

The sufferer mentioned they had been ready for a passenger of their Black BMW 530i, when a suspect in a ski masks armed with an extended gun ran as much as their window and demanded they get out of the automotive.

In keeping with the sufferer, through the alternate three extra suspects with lengthy weapons additionally surrounded the automotive.

The suspects took the car after which fled the scene.

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MPD officers mentioned the BMW 530i was later recovered in Virginia. They didn’t present additional info on how the car was recovered.

Each incidents stay beneath investigation.