Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third and Fourth Districts announced an arrest has been made in multiple offenses.

On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 18-year-old Christian Mendoza of Northwest, DC, was arrested. He is charged with two counts of Robbery, Assault with Intent to Kill, and two counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon for the following cases:

On Monday, August 29, 2016, for an Assault with Intent to Kill and Robbery offense that occurred in the 3100 block of 16 th Street, Northwest. CCN: 16-145-923 At approximately 11:30 pm, members responded to reports for a fight in progress where they located a victim inside a vehicle suffering from an apparent stab wound. The victim reported that he was robbed by several Hispanic male suspects and stabbed with a knife during an assault.

Street, Northwest.

On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, for an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon offense that occurred in the 1700 block of Columbia Road, Northwest. CCN: 16-145-935 At approximately 1:10 am, the suspect struck a victim in the head with a rock and stabbed him in the back before fleeing the scene on a bicycle.



On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, for an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon offense that occurred in the 2800 block of 16 th Street, Northwest. CCN: 16-145-963 At approximately 2:42 am, the suspect approached the victim with others, asked the victim if he was MS-13. The suspect and others pursued the victim on bicycles when he tried to flee. The suspect, armed with a knife, stabbed the victim in the arm before fleeing.

Street, Northwest.

On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, for a Robbery offense that occurred in the 2900 block of Sherman Avenue, Northwest. CCN:16-146-333 At approximately 12:30 pm, the suspect approached a victim with another suspect, pulled out a knife, identified themselves as Mara Salvatrucha and questioned the victim. After threatening the victim, the suspects took the victim’s bicycle and fled in an unknown direction.



These cases remain under investigation. Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411. DC Crime Solvers currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons wanted for serious crimes committed in the District of Columbia.