Northwest DC

Suspect Identified in Shooting of Mother, Young Son Near Logan Circle

NBC Universal, Inc. Two days after a family was attacked in its front yard, police have named a suspect. News4’s Shomari Stone reports on who is wanted in this senseless act of violence.

A suspect has been identified in the shooting of a woman and her young son in front of their home in Northwest D.C. Tuesday evening, police said.

The suspect is 26-year-old Anthony Bedney. Bedney is currently wanted on a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with assault with intent to kill.

The suspect is identified as 26-year-old Anthony Bedney is currently wanted on a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant charging him with Assault with intent to kill. (Credit: Metropolitan Police Department)

The family was playing outside their home near Logan Circle, at 10th and P streets NW, when a man riding a rented scooter stopped nearby. After an argument about the scooter, the man opened fire on the woman and child, according to police sources.

D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Service responded to the scene and transported the victims to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. They remain in critical condition.

Less than five years ago, the suspect was arrested for an assault and robbery in the same neighborhood as the shooting. He was accused of punching someone and stealing the victim's bike.

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