An
FBI
agent
was
a
victim
of
a
carjacking
in
Washington,
D.C.,
highlighting
the
rising
crime
trend
in
the
Nation’s
Capital.
From
last
year
to
now,
carjacking
reports
have
doubled
and
the
city
has
issued
warnings
to
citizens
and
visitors
alike.
As
reported
by
Fox
5
DC,
an
employee
of
the
FBI
was
the
victim
of
an
armed
carjacking
Wednesday
(November
29)
afternoon
according
to
reports.
The
crime
happened
around
3:45
local
time
in
the
city’s
Northeast
section.
The
victim
says
they
were
approached
by
a
pair
of
armed
assailants
who
took
the
vehicle
via
gunpoint
before
speeding
off.
The
vehicle
was
located
less
than
a
mile
away
in
the
city’s
Southwest
section.
The
two
suspects,
who
both
appeared
to
be
in
their
late
teens
or
early
20s,
were
seen
on
camera
footage
and
a
citywide
search
is
on
for
the
pair.
The
FBI
and
the
Metropolitan
Police
Department
are
both
conducting
a
search,
and
a
$10,000
reward
has
been
announced
for
the
capture
of
the
suspects.
The
same
evening
of
the
carjacking
incident,
the
D.C.
Council
held
a
Public
Safety
Committee
hearing
to
address
the
rise
of
violent
crimes
across
the
city
and
the
ACT
Now
bill
aimed
at
extending
policing
procedures
and
eliminating
open-air
drug
markets
among
other
tactics.
—
Photo:
Getty
