“Surveillance Video Leads to Arrest of Suspects in Eckington Shooting; Four Handguns Recovered”

Ballston shooting suspect had illegally modified handgun, police say

A D.C. man accused of initiating a gunfight at a Ballston apartment building early New Year's Day did so with an illegally modified handgun, according to police. The handgun that Malachi Rawlings allegedly used was equipped with an extended magazine and an auto sear device, "converting [it] from semi- to fully automatic," an officer wrote

“Surveillance Video Leads to Arrest of Suspects in Eckington Shooting; Four Handguns Recovered”

via MPD From MPD: “The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of two suspects in a non-contact shooting that occurred in the Eckington neighborhood. On Thursday, February 27, 2025, at approximately 1:51 p.m., Fifth District officers responded to the reports of sounds of gunshots in the 1700 block of 3rd Street, Northeast. Officers located evidence of a shooting and property damage but did not locate a shooting victim. During the inv…