South Carolina Federal Defense Attorneys

Washington, DC- CNN is reporting that Washington police have issued an arrest warrant for a 21-year-old man they say was involved in a recent shooting that occurred between the White House and WashingtonMonument.

According to a news release Sunday from the United States Park Police, the suspect, Oscar Ortega, is wanted in connection to Friday night’s shooting, which did not lead to any injuries, but did rattle people in a district often full of tourists and government buildings.

Police said the warrant issued for Ortega is for carrying a dangerous weapon, a felony.  They believe he is still in the Washington area.

A Secret Service official, who asked not to be identified, said gunshots rang out Friday night as two cars sped away near the National Mall.  The official stated the agents stationed nearby on16th Streetheard the shots, then saw the cars heading west on Constitution Avenue.

The report says at least one witness saw that someone “jumped out of the vehicle and ran,” but no one was captured.

After the shooting report, the U.S. Park Police recovered a vehicle that had wrecked near the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge with a semiautomatic rifle inside.

Investigators believe the suspect may be linked to that vehicle.

By: South Carolina Federal Defense Attorney Pete Strom