Southeast D.C. Man Charged In D.C. Tire Shop Armed Robbery
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 12:00 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Tuesday, a 37-year-old Southeast, D.C., man was taken into custody and charged in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a Northeast, D.C. Tire Shop that occurred in late April 2025.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, just shortly after 3:15 a.m., two suspects approached and entered a 24-hour tire shop located on the 400 Block of Florida Avenue in Northeast, D.C. Upon entering the tire shop the two suspects approached an employee, and pulled out handguns and demanded that the employee take them to the cash register.
The suspects then forced the cash register open, grabbed the money out of the cash register, and fled the scene on foot.
Detectives Identify Harris As One Of The Suspects
During the ensuing investigation, Detectives identified one of the suspects as Angelo Maurice Harris, 37, of Southeast, D.C., and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Harris was located and, pursuant to a District Court Criminal Complaint, was taken into custody and formally charged with one count of Armed Robbery. Harris was processed on the charge and remanded to the D.C. Central Detention Facility, pending future court proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
The investigation remains active and ongoing as Detectives continue the search for the identity and whereabouts of the second suspect. Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is being urged to contact the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or text your information to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. All calls and texts will be kept confidential.
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