Washington D.C. was the site of a recent road rage incident that escalated to the point where a firearm was drawn. The Metropolitan Police Department reported that on June 17, 2024, around half-past ten in the morning, officers were called to the intersection of Benning Road and H Street, Southeast. According to the official account from the MPD, an argument between two drivers led to one of them, later identified as Lamar Hazelton, pointing a gun at the other participant in this traffic altercation before making an escape from the scene.
It was not until the early days of October that Hazelton, a 44-year-old man from District Heights in Maryland, found the specter of that June morning returning in the form of Police officers ready to execute a DC Superior Court arrest warrant. Details provided by the Metropolitan Police Department indicate that Hazelton was arrested on Sunday, October 6th, and now faces charges of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
Incidents such as this one cast a long shadow over the community, sparking conversations about road rage and gun violence in the nation's capital. The information about the arrest was made public on October 7th, a day after Hazelton was taken into custody. The official release from the MPD does not elaborate on the specifics of how they tracked down Hazelton or what evidence led to his arrest, keeping the focus firmly on the facts of the case and the charges now set before the accused.
