D.C. police have named one of two women who allegedly set fire to an apartment lobby, blocking an exit of an occupied building.
Laketia Hazelwood, 31, of Southeast D.C., is being sought in connection to the arson that occurred Monday on the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Anyone who knows her whereabouts is asked to contact police.
Hazelwood and an unknown second woman entered the apartment lobby about 10 p.m. with a box, police say. Surveillance video shows they took out a bag with a flammable liquid, tossed it in the lobby and then tossed several lit matches onto the bag.
After several attempts, the bag erupted in flames. Smoke and fire plumed through the lobby, blocking a main exit of a four-story apartment building.
The two suspects ran away. No injuries were reported.
Substaintal damage was done to the apartment, leaving 11 residents displaced. The front glass doors and overhand were destroyed, 13 windows were blown out and the building had smoke damage.
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Police named Hazelwood as a suspect on Friday. They say she is a black woman with a medium complexion, between 5'6" to 5'8" tall with brown eyes. She is wanted for arson.
There's a $1,000 reward in the case. Police can be called at 202-727-9099 or texted at 50411.
