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WATCH: Lyft driver assaults rabbi moments after picking him up in Dupont Circle
Rabbi assaulted by rideshare driver in Dupont Circle
D.C. police are searching for this Lyft driver, who was caught on camera assaulting a rabbi in Dupont Circle in broad daylight.
WASHINGTON – D.C. police are searching for a Lyft driver who was caught on camera assaulting a rabbi in Dupont Circle in broad daylight.
Rabbi Menachem Shemtov says it was just after morning prayers around 10 a.m. Sunday when the rideshare driver pulled up to him on Leroy Place, Northwest, just north of Dupont Circle.
Shemtov got in the car and the driver made a right turn before suddenly pulling off the road just a block away and telling Shemtov to get out because he didn’t like his “energy.” Then it turned violent.
Shemtov is the rabbi at Chabad Georgetown where he teaches students to be proud of their Judaism.
He says when he got out of the car, the driver called him “weird” and started hitting him. He tried to get a picture of the license plate when the driver knocked the car door into him and started hitting him with his keys – cutting Shemtov’s face above and below his right eye.
“I did not think it would happen in our nation’s capital and through an authorized rideshare of all places,” Shemtov said. “I hope that it won’t happen again. This is a time when we have to be careful and look at our surroundings and make sure that no one’s out to get us. Just continue being who we are and not let this intimidate us in any way and I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else.”
Lyft says they unequivocally condemn the behavior. They have deactivated the driver and encouraged riders and drivers to report safety concerns.
Police say the case is still open and the driver remains at large. Anyone with information is asked to contact MPD.
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Driver fleeing traffic stop struck by vehicle on DC-295
WASHINGTON (7News) — An individual is hospitalized after fleeing a traffic stop and being struck by a civilian vehicle on DC-295 in Northeast D.C. Monday night, according to the United States Park Police (USPP).
Officials said the incident began around 11:18 p.m. when officers attempted to stop a driver for reckless driving.
USPP said the driver fled, later losing control of the vehicle before crashing into a curb and a tree, disabling the car.
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The suspect then bailed out near Kenilworth Park and ran onto DC-295.
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While on the roadway, officials said the individual was struck by a civilian vehicle.
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The civilian driver was not injured.
The suspect was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The investigation remains ongoing.
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D.C. man sentenced to life for 2024 deadly shooting outside Harbor East restaurant
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Washington D.C. man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the 2024 deadly shooting of a Baltimore man during an attempted robbery in Harbor East, according to the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
Defendant Quontay Spinks was given a life sentence for First-Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, First-Degree Assault, Attempted Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, and First-Degree Attempted Murder.
“I thank the court for handing down the maximum sentence under the plea agreement parameters for a Defendant who terrorized our residents, visitors, and ultimately took the life of Mr. Antonio Peoples,” State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates said in a press release. “While nothing can undo this loss, I hope this sentence brings the family a sense of justice and closure. I thank the Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Detectives and ASA Gallo for ensuring accountability after so much violence and tragedy.
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The shooting occurred on September 14, 2024, in the 700 block of Aliceanna Street, outside The Ruxton restaurant in Harbor East.
Investigators reported that the victim, 36-year-old Antonio Peoples, and his girlfriend were standing outside the restaurant when a dark-colored vehicle, later identified as a Toyota Camry, pulled up beside them.
Surveillance video reviewed by homicide detectives revealed several suspects exiting the vehicle and approaching the couple with their firearms drawn.
The suspects attempted to rob them of their necklaces and when Peoples resisted, gunfire erupted.
According to investigators, Peoples managed to disarm one of the suspects and returned fire while wounded on the ground.
Peoples was struck multiple times and rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he later died. His girlfriend was grazed by a bullet and received treatment for her injuries.
Crime scene technicians recovered dozens of shell casings from various firearms, including 7.62mm cartridge casings, .40 caliber casings, and 9mm casings, along with fired projectiles and other evidence.
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Detectives utilized surveillance footage from before and after the shooting, along with ballistic and forensic evidence, to identify Spinks as a suspect.
Authorities also obtained digital and cellphone data that placed Spinks near the scene at the time of the shooting and indicated that he left the area afterward.
Spinks was located in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2024, and taken into custody.
After being advised of his rights, investigators said Spinks confessed to attempting to rob Peoples of his necklace and to shooting him.
Spinks also admitted to involvement in several other violent incidents in Baltimore between September 12 and October 4, 2024.
Now, Spinks will spend the rest of his life in prison.
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