Police in Washington, D.C. are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a group who are believed to have kidnapped five people at gunpoint in separate incidents over the course of four days.
Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department is seeking three to four suspects who approached each victim at gunpoint in the late-night or early morning hours, forced them into vehicles and ordered them to withdraw money at nearby ATM machines before letting them go.
Crime Solvers of Washington, D.C. is offering a reward of as much as $10,000 for any information that leads police to their suspects.
The first incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Aug. 24, police said. The victim, whose age was not provided, was in the area of Corcoran Street, Northwest and 13th Street, Northwest, when the suspects approached and one of them flashed a gun.
The others “forced the victim” into a vehicle and the group drove the person “to multiple ATMs and withdrew funds from the victim’s bank…