DC police searching for suspects in Chinatown armed robbery

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was looking for suspects in an armed robbery that took place in Chinatown over the weekend.

According to MPD, around 12:30 a.m. on June 26, officers responded to a reported robbery in the 700 block of 6th St. NW.

Police said that there, a group of suspects had discharged a firework at the victims. None of the victims were injured. They tried to leave, but the suspects followed them.

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MPD said that one of the suspects took out a gun and demanded that the victims hand over their property. A number of suspects in the group started looking through the three victims’ property, with two suspects taking items from two of the victims…

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