House Staffer Victim Of Armed Carjacking In Popular Washington Neighborhood

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A elder staffer for California Rep. Sara Jacobs' agency was nan unfortunate of an equipped carjacking successful a celebrated Washington, D.C., vicinity connected Friday afternoon, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. 

Metro Police announced connected Sunday 2 arrests successful nan equipped carjacking that occurred connected Friday day successful a Harris Teeter parking batch successful Washington's Navy Yard neighborhood. 

In summation to nan victim's individual items, nan elder staffer's government-issued iPhone, MacBook, ID and Capitol parking walk were identified arsenic missing successful nan constabulary study obtained by Fox News Digital. Jacobs' agency did not supply remark but confirmed nan devices were instantly wiped.  

On Friday, astir 12:08 p.m., nan suspects approached nan unfortunate arsenic they exited their car, demanding nan victim's car keys, according to Metro Police. When nan staffer refused, 1 of nan suspects brandished a handgun and obtained nan keys earlier nan suspects fled nan segment successful nan victim’s vehicle, constabulary said.

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The Metropolitan Police Department, left, and nan U.S. Capitol, right

The Metropolitan Police Department, left, and nan U.S. Capitol, right (Getty Images/Fox News Digital)

Officers recovered nan victim's car and a firearm connected Saturday, and past arrested 2 suspects. According to police, a 15-year-old juvenile antheral of Washington was charged pinch equipped carjacking, and a 14-year-old juvenile antheral of Maryland was charged pinch carrying a pistol without a licence and unauthorized usage of a vehicle.

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As of Sunday, constabulary are still searching for 2 outstanding suspects whose photos were captured during nan incident by surveillance cameras. 

Navy Yard is simply a celebrated Washington vicinity located southbound of nan U.S. Capitol and location to nan Washington Nationals shot stadium. While nan vicinity has transformed complete nan past decade into an municipality hub for legislature staffers and young professionals, it has besides been nan taxable of disapproval for its crime. 

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Washington Metropolitan Police officers behaviour an investigation astatine nan Potomac Avenue Metro Station.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he was stepping to nan Navy Yard Metro Station for a transit information arena past period erstwhile he learned a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) constabulary serviceman had conscionable been stabbed successful nan face. 

The WMATA confirmed nan incident to Fox News Digital and said nan fishy stabbed nan serviceman "with a crisp metallic object" aft they did not salary their fare astatine nan station. 

President Donald Trump vowed to cleanable up Washington while speaking astatine his "Make America Great Again" rallies connected nan 2024 run trail. Since returning to agency this January, Trump has committed to creating a "crime-free capital."  

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Trump vowed to cleanable up Washington during his 3rd consecutive statesmanlike campaign.  (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

"We're cleaning up our city. We're cleaning up this awesome capital," nan president said. "And we're not going to person crime, and we're not going to guidelines for crime," Trump said astatine nan Department of Justice earlier this year. 

The Jacobs staffer did not respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

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Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo and Andrew Margolis contributed to this report. 

Deirdre Heavey is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital. 

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