Henry Cuellar: Henry Cuellar, Member of US Congress, carjacked in Washington
On Monday evening, US Consultant Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, fell sufferer to a carjacking carried out by three armed assailants, in accordance with his workplace.
Authorities are looking out for 3 people described as Black males dressed fully in black apparel, believed to be related with the carjacking incident.
Cuellar’s chief of employees, Jacob Hochberg, issued an announcement, saying, “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his automobile this night, three armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his automobile. Fortunately, he was not harmed and is cooperating with native regulation enforcement.”
Hochberg confirmed that the police efficiently recovered Cuellar’s automobile.
In accordance with a Fox Information report, the carjacking incident occurred merely a fortnight after regulation enforcement authorities organized a public discussion board on Capitol Hill. The occasion was geared toward enabling members of Congress and Capitol Hill employees to deal with issues concerning public security within the close by neighborhoods.
Washington has witnessed a pointy surge in carjackings, with town’s police division reporting 750 incidents up to now this 12 months. This determine is sort of twice the variety of carjackings reported throughout the identical interval final 12 months within the nation’s capital.
This incident marked the second assault on a member of Congress within the District of Columbia this 12 months. In February, Democratic Consultant Angie Craig from Minnesota was assaulted in her Washington house constructing, sustaining bruises whereas managing to flee critical damage. Notably, her chief of employees talked about that the assault didn’t appear to have a political motive.
In June, Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, aged 26, pleaded responsible in reference to Craig’s case, dealing with fees of assaulting a member of Congress and regulation enforcement officers. Hamlin was additionally accused of assaulting two officers throughout his arrest on the identical day as Craig’s assault.
