Metropolitan Police have confirmed the arrest of three individuals following a shootout that took place in the vicinity of the Navy Yard on L Street, Southeast. According to the official MPD press release, the incident, which led to two men hospitalised with gunshot wounds, occurred on Thursday, at around 1:51 p.m. Officers who arrived on scene found one man injured, while another victim presented himself at a local hospital shortly after.
The subsequent investigation by MPD detectives ascertained that the wounds were the result of an exchange of gunfire between the two injured parties. Arrested were 18-year-old Jalen Williams-Austin, from Woodbridge, VA, and 20-year-old Marquise Plater, from Northeast, facing a litany of charges including Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. Ivana Rucker, also 18 and a Woodbridge resident, was charged in connection with the incident.
Specific charges laid against Williams-Austin and Plater extend to Carrying a Pistol Without a License, violations of the National Firearms Act, and Unlawful Discarding of Firearms/Ammunition, among others, as per the MPD. They are further accused of possessing a large-capacity ammunition feeding device and receiving stolen property. Rucker's charges relate to similar firearms infractions, focusing on ammunition possession.
Evidence retrieved from the scene and subsequent investigations assisted in solidifying the basis for these arrests, as detailed in the public statement by the MPD. The case number associated with this incident is CCN: 25186449.
