Explosives Detonated At Multiple Washington DC Businesses
In what appears to be a coordinated attack, three businesses in Washington, D.C., were hit with explosions on early Sunday morning.
The first explosive was detonated outside of an ATM at the Truist Bank on the 2300 block of Washington Place in northeast D.C. at roughly 4:30 a.m. The suspect quickly fled the scene and was not captured by police.
The second explosion came around six minutes later, damaging the Nike store on the 700 block of H Street in northeast D.C.
According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department, the third explosive came at 4:45 a.m. — where a suspect allegedly “threw a Molotov cocktail style object at the Safeway store located in the 300 block of 40th Street, Northeast then fled the scene in a vehicle.”
Police have confirmed that all three of the businesses sustained damage. Photos of the damaged buildings have gone viral on social media.
“In each of these offenses, it appears the suspect targeted commercial establishments and it does not appear the suspect was targeting any members of the public,” the Metropolitan Police Department explained. “The establishments were closed at the time of the offenses.”
There have been no reported injuries from the explosions, and police have not yet identified a motive for the attacks — though they did note that the attacks didn’t appear to be targeting people, as none of the businesses were open.
“In each of these offenses, it appears the suspect targeted commercial establishments and it does not appear the suspect was targeting any members of the public,” the Metropolitan Police Department said in the statement. “The establishments were closed at the time of the offenses.”
An investigation has begun, with the Metropolitan Police Department working alongside the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The Metropolitan Police Department’s official Twitter account also shared images of one of the suspects and a possible vehicle connected to the crimes.
