Car crash near Trump hotel in DC involved assault suspect

Police car on the street at night(Getty Images/iStockphoto/OlegSirenko)

WASHINGTON — D.C. police swarmed the intersection near Trump International Hotel in downtown D.C. after a car crash involving an assault suspect Sunday afternoon.

D.C. police said the suspect was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon (knife) and crashed into another vehicle at 12th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

Five people, including the suspect, were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

The suspect is in custody, according to police.

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Teta Alim

Teta Alim is a Digital Editor at WTOP. Teta's interest in journalism started in music and moved to digital media.

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