D.C. Police body camera captures assault arrest

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WASHINGTON — A responding D.C. police officer’s body camera captured the arrest of an assault suspect Wednesday morning.

Officers responded to the 1900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast for the report of a robbery around 9:45 a.m.

Upon arrival, police say officers heard the victim’s cries for help and saw the suspect standing over the victim with a knife in an alley.

Christopher Alexander Galloway, 48, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to commit robbery.

Police released footage of the incident from one of the officer’s body cameras (shown above).

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