DC police searching for two in connection to armed robbery in Southeast

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police are searching for two people who were accused of robbing a person at gunpoint in Southeast on Thursday morning.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told DC News Now that officers responded to the 2500 block of Marion Barry Avenue minutes before 6:30 a.m. for an armed robbery.

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During their investigation, police learned that around 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 21, two people approached the victim. That’s when one of them took out a gun and stole the victim’s personal belongings.

The duo then took off running…

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