WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's help identifying and locating a person they claim stabbed two employees at a business in Northwest D.C.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officers were called to an establishment in the 2400 block of 18th Street around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26.
When officers arrived, they learned a person had walked into the business and tried to rob the employees. When the employees refused, the suspect reportedly took out a knife and stabbed the two victims during a fight. Afterward, the suspect ran away.
Police say the two employees were taken to an area hospital for help. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
Investigators released a photo of the suspect Monday saying it was captured by a nearby surveillance camera.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at (202) 727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
MPD currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone with provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for a violent crime committed in the District.
Two people are dead, and according to police, a man told 911 dispatchers that he shot a man who stabbed his wife inside his Fairfax County home on Friday morning.
