Witnesses who spoke with DC News Now about the burglary in CityCenter, near 10th and I St. in Northwest, said they had never seen so many officers in one place before.
“It was just like a different world,” neighbor and witness, Erin Reeve, said. “About 20 or 30 people, dressed in all black, it looked like they were coming out of the Gucci store. They were running in all different directions.”
Officers showed up in dozens at that scene in Northwest. Reeve said she saw officers carrying riot shields. Other officers were seen on video wearing face shields as helicopters swirled overhead.
Reeve described the situation as “terrifying” as she watched the scene unfold.
“Are they armed? What do I need to do to protect myself and stay safe?” she asked.
Five people in total have been arrested as police investigate those seven robberies. Two people were arrested near CityCenter.
On 14th St., NW, north of Columbia Heights, police said burglars broke into the Lifted Life Kicks store. The store was boarded up Tuesday afternoon. MPD said they got away with more than $10,000 in stolen bags and shoes.
Three people were arrested in connection with the burglary of the Black Cat, also on 14th St.
In Georgetown, business owners and workers were seen cleaning up the mess left behind after at least two liquor stores were broken into along Wisconsin Ave., NW.
Police released photos of suspects wanted in connection to a third burglary in the same neighborhood overnight.
One local business owner along Wisconsin Ave., NW, Anne Freeman, said those burglaries are too close for comfort.
“It makes me feel angry and it makes me feel sad,” Freeman said. “We’re a neighborhood. We all know each other.”
I personally don't believe that's connected to the video being released DC especially NW businesses been having issues of burglaries just using somebody tragedy for their own wicked demise
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