Police: Suspects threaten Southeast DC worker with suspected firearm

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is asking for the public’s help in locating the individuals accused of threatening a Southeast D.C. store employee.

Police said two suspects entered a convenience store on Sunday, May 17, around 3:55 p.m. in the 4500 block of Benning Rd. SE. One of them brought his scooter in, and an employee asked him to leave.

The employee told police that the suspects then threatened him and showed him what he thought was a gun in their waistband.

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Both suspects left before MPD officers arrived. The victim was uninjured…

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