Police were searching for the people who detonated or threw explosive devices at three closed business locations, including a Nike store and a bank, in Washington, DC, early Sunday morning.
Police said no injuries were reported, though unspecified damage was reported at each location: a Truist Bank ATM, targeted at 4:30 a.m.; a Nike store, targeted at 4:36 am; and a Safeway grocery store, targeted at 4:45 a.m.
In the first two cases, police said in a statement, a device was placed outside and then detonated. A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Safeway, the police department said.
The devices in the first two incidents were not described in detail.
All the attacks were in northwestern Washington. There was no clear reason. Police described the “suspects” in the singular and plural, though they did not say how many people might be involved.
“It appears the suspect was targeting commercial establishments and it does not appear the suspect was targeting any members of the public,” police said in their statement.
In at least one of the three incidents, security video captured a vehicle that police associated with an attacker. It was described as a champagne or gold colored Acura TL, with a screenshot showing it as a four-door. His license plate number is from nearby Maryland: 17971CK.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Metropolitan Police Department were offering $20,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Anyone with information about the suspects or the vehicle was asked to call authorities.
bryan gal contributed.
