Police Search for Vehicle Connected to Homicide

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The Metropolitan Police Department notified the public that they were searching for a vehicle that was connected to a homicide on Aug. 10.

According to a press release, police are searching for a 2018 silver Toyota Corolla with the DC tag number FS2584. The vehicle does not have hubcaps on the passenger side.

The vehicle is connected to the shooting of 17 year-old Taijhon Wyatt, Jr. on the 5500 block of 9th Street, NW. The teenager died on the scene.

Another male victim sustained a gunshot wound as well. He was treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction for this homicide or any other homicide in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s Text Tip Line — 50411.

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