A bank, a Nike store and a supermarket were damaged by explosive devices and a Molotov cocktail Sunday morning in Northeast Washington, D.C., and police say they're still looking for suspects in the attacks.
Federal authorities and D.C. police are offering a $20,000 reward for information in the case. They're looking for a person and car that were caught on surveillance cameras.
Someone detonated the first explosive device on the sidewalk outside the Truist Bank ATM in the 2300 block of Washington Place NE at about 4:30 a.m., according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.
About six minutes later, another explosive device went off on the sidewalk in front of the doors of the Nike store in the 700 block of H Street NE, police said.
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Then, at 4:45 a.m., someone threw a “Molotov cocktail-style object” at the Safeway in the 300 block of 40th Street NE.
Police believe the suspect was targeting businesses. They drove away from each scene in a gold or champagne-color Acura TL with Maryland plates 17971CK. Police released surveillance photos of the suspect and the car.
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There were no injuries, and the stores were closed at the time.
All three businesses were damaged, police said.
The glass windows and door of the Truist Bank ATM were shattered in the explosion. The bank was closed on Sunday and its windows were boarded up.
A man who lives in apartments above the ATM said the boom woke him up.
"It shook my living room. It knocked all of my security cameras off the wall. It knocked my pictures off the wall. It pretty much rattled me," the resident said, noting that it especially disturbed him as he copes with PTSD.
The Nike store also was closed on Sunday.
"It's frightening, right? I don't know what it is, if it's a firework or something like that, but it's definitely concerning," customer Nour Hasan said.
"I am very much appalled by the incidents. I find it unsettling," ANC 6C Commissioner Patricia Eguino said.
D.C. police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Washington Field Division are offering a combined $20,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information can call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
This is a developing story. Stay with News4 for more updates.
