D.C. police hope new video of a flash-mob robbery at a Chanel at DCCityCenter will help them track down suspects, one of whom set off a fire extinguisher to create a distraction, authorities said.
Cameras captured the crime inside the store on I Street NW at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Thieves wearing hooded sweatshirts and what appear to be rubber gloves grab handfuls of merchandise before escaping.
“One of the suspects discharged a fire extinguisher multiple times with its contents striking a Special Police Officer while the other suspects took merchandise from the store,” D.C. police said in an update Wednesday.
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As the suspects were leaving, an armed security officer hired by the store fired once, but no one was shot.
Police said they are looking for a white sedan seen leaving the scene. Video also caught one suspect’s face.
The same Chanel was robbed back in February. A flash mob in that incident also set off a fire extinguisher to create a distraction.
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Anyone with information should call police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to 50411. D.C. police are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
