1Armed duo robs victim in late-night stickup on Anacostia Road

WASHINGTON, DC — Two armed men wearing ski masks robbed a person at gunpoint just before midnight Tuesday in Southeast DC, prompting a neighborhood-wide police search and an urgent public safety alert.

The robbery occurred in the 300 block of Anacostia Road SE around 11:46 p.m., where Metropolitan Police say two Black males approached the victim, both displaying firearms. The first suspect was described as having a dark complexion, dreadlocks, and wearing all black with a black ski mask. The second suspect was of light complexion, wearing a black jacket and also covered with a ski mask.

The suspects fled the scene heading southbound on 37th Street SE toward Ely Place, according to the alert issued by police from the 6th Dis

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