FBI agent carjacked at gunpoint in Washington D.C. amid city’s rise in stolen vehicles

A Federal Bureau of Investigations agent was carjacked at gunpoint in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, the latest in a sharp spike in vehicle robberies in the nation’s capital.

The FBI confirmed that one of its agents was carjacked on Wednesday afternoon and the vehicle was later recovered. Two armed people conducted the carjacking, D.C. police said in a statement to multiple outlets.

FBI Washington Field Office and the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force are investigating.

The incident comes as the nation’s capital experiences a 107% rise in carjackings this year from 2022. So far in 2023, there have been 911 such incidents, according to data from MPD, 77% of which involved firearms.

Congressman’s car stolen at gunpoint: Rep. Henry Cuellar carjacked in Washington, D.C. by 3 armed robbers

Just last month, Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint by three men near the Capitol Building. Cuellar was parking his car when three assailants approached him and stole his car. The congressman was not harmed.

D.C. police did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment.