The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC stated early Tuesday morning that a suspected shooter has been jailed in the murder of five homeless men in D.C. as well as New York City, two of them fatally, over a 10-day period this month.
The news, which was published on the department’s Twitter page at 5:40 a.m., claimed, “Early this AM, law enforcement arrested the suspect in Washington, DC. He is currently being interviewed at our Homicide Branch. Additional information will be forthcoming. Thanks to the community for all your tips.”
Police released photos of the suspect on Monday night and also offered a monetary reward to anybody that offered details that brought about his arrest and sentence.
The department announced on Sunday that the five shootings had actually been committed by the exact same shooter.
ARRESTED: Early this AM, law enforcement arrested the suspect in Washington, DC. He is currently being interviewed at our Homicide Branch. Additional information will be forthcoming. Thanks to the community for all your tips. pic.twitter.com/lvFu3LeMTd
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) March 15, 2022
As to what led the D.C. police to the conclusion that one shooter was to blame for all of the shootings, the record mentioned “the similarity in the modus operandi of the perpetrator, common circumstances involved in each shooting, circumstances of the victims and recovered evidence.”
The statement did not reveal any kind of information about what particular evidence linked the crimes with each other.
Nonetheless, regarding the suspect’s arrest on Tuesday, the New York Post reported that cops made the link after a homicide captain saw monitoring video clips of both New York shootings as well as recognized it was the same individual they were searching for.
“Police believe the same handgun was used in all the shootings, with ballistics linking at least one shooting in each city,” the record claimed.
The very first 3 shootings happened over a six-day duration in very early March in Washington.
According to the department’s statement on Sunday, police responded to a record that shots had been fired in D.C.’s Fifth Area at 4 a.m. on March 3. The target, a homeless male, was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The 2nd assault took place in the very same area shortly after 1 a.m. on March 8. Once more, the sufferer, a homeless male, had actually been shot and was transferred to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
NYPD officers are working tirelessly to bring the person responsible for the murders of two of our most vulnerable New Yorkers to justice. They’re connecting with those in need of services, searching block-by-block, and in contact with @DCPoliceDept partners. We will find him. https://t.co/pjg5xaMSB1 pic.twitter.com/8mupAcWlfy
— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) March 14, 2022
The 3rd incident was even more significant. Right before 3 a.m. on March 9, a D.C. law enforcement agent patrolling the Fifth District noticed that a tent was on fire and called the Fire Department and EMS. The sufferer, additionally an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A postmortem examination performed by Washington’s Office of the Chief Medical Supervisor “determined that the cause of death was multiple stab and gunshot wounds” and the “death was ruled a homicide.”
On Saturday, two additional homeless guys were targeted in the Soho area of Lower Manhattan, causing one death.
The D.C. authorities report said that at around 4:30 a.m., a man was “shot in the arm while sleeping on King Street.” His injuries were non-life-threatening.
Later on in the day, around 5 p.m., another man was shot in the head and neck as well and died from his injuries.
Discussing the shootings, New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said, “Our homeless population is one of our most vulnerable, and an individual [preying] on them, as they sleep, is an exceptionally heinous crime. We will use every tool, every technique, and every partner to bring the killer to justice.”
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee stated: “From the first incident, the Metropolitan Police has spared no resource in our efforts to identify the suspect behind these cowardly acts. We are committed to sharing every investigative path, clue, and piece of evidence with our law enforcement partners to bring this investigation to a swift conclusion and the individual behind these vicious crimes to justice.”
Unfortunately, few individuals will be shocked by this story, provided the spike in terrible crimes in United States cities adhering to the “defund the police” policy and also various other soft-on-crime plans from Democrat officials.
Democrats will likely react to the arrest of the shooter with calls for harder weapon regulations.
It’s not clear what it will take for liberals to awaken and admit that their policies would not have made a difference. Possibly when it hits a little closer to home.
H/T Western Journal
