Arrest Made and Additional Suspect Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Offense: 5000 Block of Benning Road, Southeast

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District have announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Monday, March 2, 2020, in the 5000 block of Benning Road, Southeast.

At approximately 10:03 am, two subjects were involved in a verbal dispute at the listed location. Both subjects brandished firearms and exchanged gunfire. One of the subjects sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The other subject fled the scene.

On Monday, March 2, 2020, 19 year-old Dwayne Antonio McCain, Jr., of Southeast, DC, was arrested and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun). A handgun was recovered.

This case remains under investigation. Anyone who can identify this individual or who has information in reference to this case should call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department 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.

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