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DC Police Searching For Man Who Shot Into Woman's Car, Believe Suspect Could Be In Baltimore

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) -- Metropolitan Police Department detectives are hoping the public can help them locate 42-year-old Kenneth Miles Davis, Jr. who allegedly opened fire on a busy DC street back in May. Police said he could be in the Baltimore area.

According to DC Police, Davis is wanted in a shooting in broad daylight on May 19, 2021 in the 1600 block of Eastern Avenue in Northeast.

Officers responded to the area around 5:01 p.m. and found a women suffering from a gunshot wound. The woman was treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The shooting was captured on camera. In the video you see a silver car pull up next to another light-colored vehicle. A man gets out with a gun and fires into the car in front of him. He then gets back inside his car and drives away.

Person and Vehicle of Interest in ADW (Gun), 1600 b/o Eastern Ave, NE, on May 19, 2021 by OfficialDCPolice on YouTube

Police later identified the suspect as Davis of Lanham. He is wanted on an assault with a deadly weapon charge.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Kenneth Miles Davis, Jr., or has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.

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