A stabbing in the 3400 block of 13th Street NW in Columbia Heights early Friday has D.C. police searching for a group of juveniles who fled the scene on electric scooters and a Lime bike. Police said one of the young suspects was armed with a knife during the attack, and that between two and five juveniles may be involved.
According to WJLA, the attack happened in the early morning hours Friday, and police say the group was last seen heading northbound into the Fourth District. One juvenile was riding a Lime bike while others rode scooters, the outlet reported, citing police. No word yet on the extent of any injuries to the victim or an exact motive for the confrontation.
Early-Morning Timing Raises Curfew Questions
The early-morning timing raises questions about whether the incident fell within the hours covered by the District's Youth Curfew Amendment Act of 2026, which bars minors under 18 from public spaces between 11 p.m. or 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian or engaged in an exempted activity, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Mayor Muriel Bowser had already moved to tighten enforcement of youth curfews months earlier; in May, she issued an emergency order reinstating expanded juvenile curfews and authorizing police to set up 8 p.m. curfew zones in response to repeated disruptive group gatherings across the city, per the Executive Office of the Mayor.
The scooters and Lime bike used in the getaway also sit at the edge of the city's micro-mobility rules. District Department of Transportation regulations require electric scooter riders to be at least 16, according to information published by Gyroor.
Fourth District Corridor Has Seen a String of Violent Incidents
The 3400 block of 13th Street NW is near the busy 14th Street commercial corridor, where a violent incident unfolded this year. In the 2900 block of 14th Street NW, a 56-year-old man was fatally stabbed in July, a case that led to a suspect's arrest by MPD in September, as Hoodline previously reported.
Police Continue Search for Fleeing Group
Police were searching for the group Friday, and descriptions beyond their number and mode of travel had not been released.
