Document: Suspect Sought for Assault on a Police Officer

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Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detectives seek the public’s help identifying a suspect in connection with an assault on a police officer offense that happened on Dec. 12.

At around 7:05 p.m., the suspect and another individual were engaged in a physical altercation on the 1600 block of K Street, NW.

According to a press release, an on-duty MPD officer, tried to intervene when the suspect struck them with an unknown object.

The officer was treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital.

The suspect was captured by a camera.