Crime Alerts: August 6-7

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Between 9 p.m. on Aug. 6 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 7, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out three crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 5:06 a.m. for a stabbing on the 4600 block of Benning Road, SE. Police are looking for two Black males.

An alert was sent at 5:02 a.m. for a robbery with a gun on the 4600 block of Southern Avenue, SE. Police are looking for a Black male wearing a dark-colored jacket.

The final alert was sent at 9:27 p.m. for a shooting on the 2400 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE. Police are looking for a blue SUV.

If anyone has information about these events, police ask you to call 911.