Woman run over with her own SUV in Northeast carjacking, police say

D.C. police cruisers are seen in this WTOP file photo. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WASHINGTON — D.C. Police are looking for a suspect following a brutal Thursday night carjacking in Northeast, and they say the driver of an SUV was run over with her own vehicle as the assailant made his getaway.

The incident happened in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, NE.

The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Police released a suspect description that says the suspect is a black man, about 6 feet tall, wearing all black clothing.

A 2018 Ford Escape with temporary Virginia tags was identified as the vehicle.

Below is a map of the area where the carjacking took place.


WTOP’s Will Vitka contributed to this report.

Teddy Gelman

Teddy Gelman became Morning Drive Producer in February 2020. Prior to that, he worked as a weekend producer and an assistant producer after joining WTOP in 2018.

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