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Two Teens Arrested, Two Guns Seized After Large Gathering in D.C.’s Navy Yard

Police pledge sustained patrols in Navy Yard, urging parents to monitor teens.

Overview

  • Officers observed a teen crowd grow to roughly 200 near the Navy Yard Metro between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
  • Investigators report a 9:15 p.m. assault and robbery on First Street SE in which a juvenile’s shoes and jacket were taken.
  • National Guard members stopped a 15-year-old who fired a gun into the air, and police recovered the weapon with no injuries reported.
  • Secret Service officers later detained a 16-year-old after a rideshare stop on New Jersey Avenue SE, recovering a gun the suspect tried to discard.
  • The 15-year-old faces charges including unlawful discharge and carrying a pistol without a license, the 16-year-old is charged with carrying without a license, and most of the crowd dispersed after the 11 p.m. curfew as officials noted Navy Yard was not a designated curfew zone this weekend.