Washington, D.C., September 12, 2025 — The Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public for help identifying suspects in a felony assault on federal law-enforcement agents in Southeast Washington.
Investigators say that around 9:47 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, agents from the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI were patrolling the 2500 block of Pomeroy Road SE when their vehicle was hit by two other cars. One sped away, while the other pinned the agents’ vehicle as it tried to flee. No officers were injured.
MPD is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
The assault occurred against the backdrop of other high-profile attacks on federal personnel since President Trump’s August 11 federal crackdown order. On August 12, former Justice Department employee Sean Charles Dunn, 37, allegedly confronted U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and threw a wrapped Subway sandwich at one of them. Initially charged with assaulting and impeding federal officers, Dunn now faces a misdemeanor assault count after a grand jury declined to indict on a felony. In mid-August, a U.S. Park Police officer was assaulted near 12th and Jefferson Streets SW by someone described as an “illegal vendor.” The officer was treated at the scene, and the suspect was taken into custody.
The incident also comes just after the end of the federal government’s 30-day control of the Metropolitan Police Department, which expired on September 10. Mayor Muriel Bowser has moved to reassert local authority while keeping formal ties with federal agencies. The special presidential powers under Section 740 of the Home Rule Act have lapsed, but Bowser signed an order directing continued cooperation with federal law enforcement wherever city law permits.
That stance has drawn criticism from residents and D.C. leaders who viewed the federal takeover as an intrusion on the city’s limited self-rule. Supporters counter that the surge helped cut violent crime — notably carjackings — during the month-long federal operation.
Meanwhile, city lawyers have challenged the legality of the takeover, and both local officials and members of Congress are considering legislation to curb presidential authority or give the D.C. mayor greater control over the National Guard.
