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D.C. Witness Staff
- May 13, 2020
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Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect on May 12 who was wanted in connection to an assault on a police officer.
According to a press release, 30-year-old Mark Crawford is charged with assault on a police officer while armed, resisting arrest, felon in possession, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of unregistered ammunition and receiving stolen property.
According to a press release, the officer responded to the 3400 block of A Street, SE to investigate a report of unlawful entry when he came into contact with a suspect who fit the description he was provided with for the offense.
A struggle occurred and the suspect shot the officer once in the lower extremities, MPD Patrol Chief Chanel Dickerson said at a press conference on May 12. The officer suffered from non-life threatening injuries.
In addition to the charges Crawford received for the incident, he is being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly pulling a gun on a victim in a residential building on the the same block on March 10.
Police are also charging Crawford with burglary two while armed for allegedly entering an occupied residence on the 100 block of 35th Street, SE, pulling a gun on a victim and taking property.
Crawford is scheduled for a status hearing on July 8.
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