MPD Arrests Suspect in 12th Street Shooting
Press, MPD (MPD)
September 11, 2025
MPD Arrests Suspect in 12th Street Shooting
(Washington, D.C.) – The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in a shooting in Northeast.
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at approximately 7:59 p.m., Fifth District officers responded to the 3900 block of 12th Street, Northeast, for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injury.
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, located and arrested 26-year-old Sapphire Johnson, of Bowie, MD. She is being charged with Assault With a Dangerous Weapon (Gun).
CCN: 25105320
###