Crime Alerts: July 21-22

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out three crime alerts between 9:00 p.m. on July 21 and 9:00 a.m. on July 22.

A crime alert was sent out at 10:18 p.m. due to a shooting at the  2500 block of Elvans Road, SE. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).

A second crime alert was sent out at 11:13 p.m. due to a shooting at the 2600 block of Bowen Road, SE. Police do not have information on the suspect(s).

A third crime alert was sent out at 8:03 a.m. due to a shooting at the corner of 17th and Gales Street, NE. Police identified the suspect as a Black male with short hair and a dark complexion wearing a black shirt, jeans, and armed with a handgun.