An FBI agent was kidnapped Wednesday in Washington, DC, a theft that came amid a sharp increase in the number of car thefts in the nation’s capital.
Two people committed an armed carjacking that afternoon, police said.
The car was found about 30 minutes later about a mile away, the Metropolitan Police said.
Police said the FBI agent was kidnapped by two people, although the vehicle was found about 30 minutes later about a mile away. FOX 5 Washington DC The incident comes amid an increase in the number of car thefts in the nation’s capital. FOX 5 Washington DC
The FBI’s Washington field office and the Metropolitan Police Department’s carjacking task force are investigating, the FBI said in a statement.
Car thefts in the capital have more than doubled this year, rising 104%.
Recent victims include a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates and US Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas.
Representative Henry Cuellar was kidnapped at gunpoint outside his apartment building in Washington, DC in October, according to his office. C-SPAN
He was carjacked near the Capitol in October by three armed assailants, who stole his car but did not physically injure him.
Earlier this month, a Secret Service agent protecting President Joe Biden’s grandson opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle.
No one was attacked.
Violent crime in Washington has also increased this year, up more than 40% over last year.
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