WASHINGTON — A terrifying moment for one Northeast D.C. couple was caught on a home surveillance camera. Now, police are hoping to use the doorbell video to find the people responsible.
Two masked suspects followed the couple into their home in the 4900 block of Jay Street Northeast after the couple had just come back from the store Thursday night, according to a police report filed by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
As the couple entered their home, the two men, armed with a handgun, made their way inside and forced both the victims to the ground. The suspects then began to pat down and remove one of the victim's belongings from their pockets. MPD said that item was a wallet.
The second suspect went into the hallway of the apartment and shut a door where there were children. The police report says at one point the children opened the door to see what was going on. As one of the suspects was patting down the victim on the ground, the suspect asked "where is it?" The second suspect replied, "it's probably not them".
According to the police report, one of the suspects said that the victim's car looked like the car that just shot at his cousin. Both suspects then left in a small, black vehicle headed westbound on Jay Street in Northeast.
Metropolitan Police Department detectives released the video to the public and asked for help identifying two people of interest in this case.
MPD currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.
Anyone who may have information about this case is urged to contact police at 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
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