WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect after a group of individuals robbed victims in Northeast.

MPD said that on Aug. 31, around 11:15 p.m., a group of suspects physically assaulted the victims before forcibly stealing items from them.

Police said the incident happened in the 5600 block of Nannie Helen Burrough Ave. NE.

On Sept. 1, MPD officers were called to the intersection of 63rd and Clay streets in Northeast for a "group of suspects with weapons." While officers were investigating, they determined that one of those suspects was tied to the robbery that happened the previous day.

Officers arrested 21-year-old Marquis Adams and charged him with robbery.

MPD was continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with any information shou

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