“Surveillance video leads to an arrest of suspects at the Eckington shootout. Four handguns were recovered “

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By MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of two suspects in a non -contact shooting, which took place in the neighborhood of Eckkington.

On Thursday, February 27, 2025, the officials of the fifth district reacted to the reports of noise from Schütsen in the 1700 block of the 3rd street, northeast. Officers found evidence of shootout and property damage, but did not find a shooting victim.

During the examination on site ,,

The officials checked the surveillance video that recorded the incident. The video showed several suspects who leave the back of a residence, produce firearms and shoot towards a passing vehicle. The vehicle left the area before the police arrived and the suspects fled back to the residence.

Without incidents, the officials were the suspects in this residence and found them. Four handguns were recovered. One of the handguns has been modified with an automatic sawer switch. An automatic front switch, also known as a bell switch, is a device that converts a semi -automatic pistol into a machine gun.

As a result of the examination of scene officials and detectives, a 16-year-old man from the northeast and 18-year-old Andre Chillous from the northwest, DC, he was charged with a dangerous weapon (weapon) because of assault, endangered with a firearm, the destruction of ownership, a pistol without license and illegal possession of a machine rifle. “