tomder55
Oct 3, 2023, 04:22 AM
Dem Mexican/ American Rep from Texas Henry Cuellar ;serving a district from the Rio Grande to the San Antonio burbs ,was the victim of a car jacking in Dem lawless city of DC . This happened outside a building where many Reps reside;and there is a large presence of Capitol police to protect them.
As he was parking his car ,3 armed assailants approached him ;held a gun to his head ;and jacked his car.
The incident is the latest in series of violent crimes in the District this year that have affected members of Congress or their staff.
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in DC (nypost.com) (https://nypost.com/2023/10/02/texas-rep-henry-cuellar-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-dc/)
In February, Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was assaulted in the elevator (https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/rep-angie-craig-assaulted-in-apartment-building-elevator/) of her northeast DC apartment building by a homeless man with a long wrap sheet. She suffered bruises as a result of the attack and got away by tossing her hot morning coffee at the assailant.
The following month, a staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was brutally attacked (https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/rand-paul-staffer-attacked-by-knife-wielding-assailant-in-dc/) in broad daylight by a knife-wielding assailant in DC, on the same street where Craig was assaulted.
The staffer, 26-year-old Phillip Todd, suffered serious injuries in the attack, including multiple stab wounds to the head and chest.
In June, a staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.) was attacked at gunpoint (https://nypost.com/2023/06/16/staffer-for-rep-brad-finstad-attacked-at-gunpoint-after-congressional-baseball-game/)near Nationals Park in Washington, DC, just hours after the conclusion of the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
That staffer suffered minor injuries in the attack, which occurred in the same neighborhood where Cuellar was carjacked.
To date, 750 carjackings have been reported in DC this year alone (https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/carjacking), with 75% involving a firearm.
That is a 115% increase in the number of carjackings from this time last year, according to DC police crime statistics.
Will this be a wake up call for our Reps ? Nah !
As he was parking his car ,3 armed assailants approached him ;held a gun to his head ;and jacked his car.
The incident is the latest in series of violent crimes in the District this year that have affected members of Congress or their staff.
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in DC (nypost.com) (https://nypost.com/2023/10/02/texas-rep-henry-cuellar-carjacked-at-gunpoint-in-dc/)
In February, Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was assaulted in the elevator (https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/rep-angie-craig-assaulted-in-apartment-building-elevator/) of her northeast DC apartment building by a homeless man with a long wrap sheet. She suffered bruises as a result of the attack and got away by tossing her hot morning coffee at the assailant.
The following month, a staffer for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was brutally attacked (https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/rand-paul-staffer-attacked-by-knife-wielding-assailant-in-dc/) in broad daylight by a knife-wielding assailant in DC, on the same street where Craig was assaulted.
The staffer, 26-year-old Phillip Todd, suffered serious injuries in the attack, including multiple stab wounds to the head and chest.
In June, a staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.) was attacked at gunpoint (https://nypost.com/2023/06/16/staffer-for-rep-brad-finstad-attacked-at-gunpoint-after-congressional-baseball-game/)near Nationals Park in Washington, DC, just hours after the conclusion of the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
That staffer suffered minor injuries in the attack, which occurred in the same neighborhood where Cuellar was carjacked.
To date, 750 carjackings have been reported in DC this year alone (https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/carjacking), with 75% involving a firearm.
That is a 115% increase in the number of carjackings from this time last year, according to DC police crime statistics.
Will this be a wake up call for our Reps ? Nah !