WASHINGTON, DC – DC police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect who robbed a man at gunpoint and took his moped in the Northwest.

Police responded to the 4500 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Thursday, October 24 around 11:15 a.m. for a report of a car theft. Upon arrival, officers discovered that multiple suspects had forced a victim off his motorcycle at gunpoint and taken the victim’s property. Police say the suspects fled the scene on the victim’s moped.

Officers located the suspects and the stolen moped in the 6400 block of Eastern Avenue Northeast and attempted to stop them. The suspects tried to run away, but one was detained by the police. The other suspects fled the scene on mopeds.

The suspect was identified as a 17-year-old teenage boy of Northeast, DC He was arrested and charged armed carjacking, fleeing law enforcement in a motor vehicle, no license, reckless driving and receiving stolen property.