Teen robbed of moped at gunpoint in Northeast DC suspect arrested minutes later

WASHINGTON, DC – A teenager’s joyride on a newly purchased moped came to a sudden and terrifying halt Sunday afternoon when an armed man confronted him on a Northeast street and stole the vehicle at gunpoint. The suspect didn’t get far.

Just before 4 p.m. on Sunday, a young victim was riding along the 4500 block of Quarles Street NE when he was approached by a man who pulled a gun and demanded the moped. The suspect then took off on the stolen ride.

Officers responding to the armed carjacking quickly obtained a description of the moped and broadcast it citywide. Not long after, they tracked down both the suspect and the vehicle.

The suspect, identified as 19-year-old Markell Woodings of Southeast DC, was ar

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