A woman was stabbed on the 700 block of H Street Northeast around 3:47 p.m. The victim's identity has not been released. The suspect, described as a woman in her mid-fifties who goes by the name Candy, fled the scene and was last seen moving east on foot. Three National Guard members were eating on a taqueria patio directly across the street while the stabbing occurred, and members of the guard had been frequently passing through the intersection throughout the day. The suspect was described as wearing a blue dress, white shoes, a hat, carrying a dark-colored purse, and having a black ponytail. Police are searching for the suspect.
A woman was stabbed in Washington D.C. on Wednesday while National Guard troops dined directly across the street. The victim, whose identity has not been released to the public, was stabbed on the 700 block of H Street Northeast around 3:47 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Despite the guard's baffling proximity to the violence, the suspect, who MPD officials said goes by the name Candy, successfully eluded arrest. She was last seen on foot, moving east from the location of the stabbing. The suspect had a black ponytail and was wearing a blue dress, white shoes, a hat, and a dark colored purse, said police.
President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard earlier in August to address crime in the nation's capital. Troops from DC itself, as well as five other states, were sent to the Capitol. Trump also named Terry Cole, the head of the Drug and Enforcement Administration, to take control of the city's Metropolitan Police Department.
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