In a shocking incident, Rep. Henry Cuellar(D-Texas) was carjacked at gunpoint on Monday outside his Washington, DC, apartment building.
A crime alert of the incidents states that the police are on the lookout for “three black males wearing all black” clothing who took off with the congressman’s Honda CHR with Texas tags. The crime is being investigated by DC Police and the United States Capitol Police. A spokesperson for USCP told the Post: “Injuries were not reported. Detectives are working to track down the suspects.”
This is only one of the few violent crimes that have affected members of Congress or their staff members.
Earlier in February, Rep. Annie Craig (D-Minn.) was assaulted in her elevator of her northeast DC apartment by a homeless man with previous charges. Craig got away by throwing hot coffee on the assailant but ended up with bruises.
In February, a staffer of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was attacked in daylight by a knife-wielding assailant. The staffer, 26, suffered injuries in the attack including multiple stab wounds to the head and chest. In June, a staff member of Rep. Brad Finstad. (R-Minn) was attacked at gunpoint near Nationals Park just hours after the Congressional Baseball Game.
750 carjackings have been reported so far this year in DC, of which 75% incidents involved a firearm and according to DC police, there has been a 115% increase in the number of carjacking from last year.
