Man, Vehicle Sought in Kidnapping, Attempted Sex Assault in SE DC

Police are looking for a man who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a woman Thursday afternoon in southeast Washington.

Investigators said the victim was walking in the 1000 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast, when a man forced her into a vehicle and drove her to Fort Dupont Park shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday.

The woman said the man tried to take off her clothes and sexually assault her before she was able to flee from the vehicle.

Police said the attacker is described as a black man in his 50s, 5 feet 7 inches tall with a stocky build. He has brown eyes, short black hair and light gray facial hair.

He was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt and dirty black pants that may have been work or utility pants. The vehicle is described as a blue four door truck.

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