Mount Pleasant assault sparks manhunt as police release surveillance
WASHINGTON, DC — A quiet Sunday night on Mount Pleasant Street turned violent when a man was pistol-whipped and threatened with a gun during a shocking assault just steps from neighborhood businesses and restaurants.
The incident unfolded around 8:40 p.m. on the 3000 block of Mount Pleasant Street NW, where the suspect approached the victim, struck him in the face with a handgun, pointed the weapon at his chest, then fled without further confrontation. The victim was found at the scene by officers and received immediate aid as detectives began their investigation.
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Surveillance video and clear images from nearby cameras captured the suspect just moments before and after the encounter, prompting the Metropolitan Police Department to release the footage publicly in hopes of identifying the individual…