Police are looking for the person who stole two cars at gunpoint within 15 minutes Tuesday night.
Both carjackings took place in front of businesses in Northeast D.C. between 8 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.
The first incident happened in front of a convenience store in the 1900 block of 9th Street NE.
The thief approached the owner of a black 2008 BMW 328i and showed the driver a small black handgun. Police say the vehicle is a four-door sedan with D.C. license plate number EU2354.
Minutes later, a black 2005 Mercedes Benz CLK320 with Maryland license plate number 7BN5740 was stolen from in front of a service station in the unit block of Florida Avenue NE. The thief also showed a handgun in that incident, police said.
The two crime scenes are about a mile apart from each other.
During the carjacking at the service station, the suspect was seen getting out of a silver Toyota Prius. A description of the suspect was not released.
Investigators say anyone who sees the stolen vehicles should call police and tell them where they last saw the cars.