Metropolitan Police are searching for a woman seen carrying a brown blanket after an early-morning stabbing in Northeast Washington, and they are asking residents to keep their eyes open but their distance.
The stabbing was reported around 6:02 a.m. on March 9 in the 1900 block of Fenwick Street NE. Officers are looking for a Black woman with a medium complexion who was last seen with a brown blanket, and residents in the area are being urged to contact police if they spot anyone matching that description.
According to AlertDC, the police dispatch for the incident lists the event number as I20260097660 and reproduces the same suspect description circulated by officers on Sunday morning. Shore News Network reported that officers responded to the scene and issued a lookout for the woman with the blanket shortly after the call came in.
How to report sightings
Police are clear on one point: if you think you see the woman they are looking for, do not approach her. Instead, call authorities and let them handle it.
For emergencies, residents should call 911. Non-emergency information related to the case can be reported to the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099, and anonymous tips may be sent to the MPD text tip line at 50411, according to the department's tip-line information. Officials stress that the text line is not for emergencies.
Officials have not released additional details about the victim or any arrests, Shore News Network reported, and the investigation remains active. Hoodline will update this story if the Metropolitan Police Department posts further information.
