Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for a suspect on the loose after a man’s head was reportedly set on fire.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division (MPD) announced in a press release that they were searching for a man who had “poured” liquid on the victim’s head and then set fire to the man a little after 3 p.m. Monday.
“At approximately 3:05 p.m., the suspect poured a liquid on the victim at the intersection of North Capitol Street and P Street Northwest,” the press release said. “The suspect then ignited the liquid. The suspect then ran off.”
A man set another guy on fire around 3 p.m. today at the bus stop on North Capitol St at P St/Florida Ave NW DC. #TruxtonCircleDC https://t.co/m8Q3kF58be pic.twitter.com/12zMFSAQBK
— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) January 15, 2024
Detectives from the MPD’s Criminal Investigations Division added the man who had been set on fire was taken to a local hospital for the “serious injuries” he had sustained.
After fleeing the scene on foot, the suspect was captured on a surveillance camera.
IJR reached out to the Metropolitan Police Department for a statement but did not receive a response by the time of publication.