DC police charge 12-year-old after four carjackings, second suspect still at-large
Four carjacking attempts occurred within an hour
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Washington, D.C., police arrested a 12-year-old boy Friday who with another male is suspected of going on a carjacking spree, targeting four cars in one hour before police apprehended him, according to reports.
The other suspect remains at large.
One of the suspects pulled a gun on each victim and demanded they exit the car, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The first attempted carjacking occurred at 6:29 p.m., but the victim fled the scene.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In two similarly unsuccessful carjacking attempts at 7:15 p.m. and 7:20 p.m., the victims included two rideshare drivers who were waiting to pick up a customer and a man who was returning to his car at the time of the incident.
At 7:24 p.m., the suspects convinced a woman to forfeit her car, but the 12-year-old was apprehended soon after, and the woman's car was recovered.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 12-year-old has been charged with four counts of armed carjacking.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police captured an image of the other suspect from surveillance footage and are asking anyone with information relating to the case to call the police at 202-727-9099 or text the department’s tip line at 50411.
Metropolitan Police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the other suspect.