Suspect in DC murder of Baltimore man shot at officers before fleeing, police say
The man suspected of shooting and killing a Baltimore man who was installing solar panels in Washington, D.C., in August is on the run after shooting at officers Tuesday morning, DC Metropolitan Police said.
Officers responded at 6:22 a.m. to the 5300 block of Ames Street in Northeast after a woman called 911 and reported seeing 27-year-old Avery Miler, police said.
When responding officers spotted the suspect, Miler allegedly fired shots at the officers and then fled into a residential building.
A SWAT team assisted as police closed off several blocks around the 5300-block of Ames Street NE, not far from the Prince George's County line.
"It was a little scary and bizarre because we didn't know what was going on," one neighbor told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren. "When they told me to go back in the house, I just went back in, closed the door, and re-armed my alarm system."
Officers created a perimeter and are searching for Miler. Police initially reported the incident as a barricade, but now say officers are looking for Miler within the perimeter.
"We know that he is affiliated with the neighborhood, but it's not clear why he was over here," said MPD assistant chief Leslie Parsons.
The perimeter has tightened, and more of the neighborhood has opened back up.
No injuries have been reported.
Parsons noted officers' body-worn camera footage is under review and the search for Miler continues.
"We know he's affiliated with this neighborhood, but it's not clear why he was over here," Parsons said.
Miler is suspected of killing 25-year-old Aryeh Wolf on August 10. He is charged with first-degree murder while armed.
Officers were called to the 5100 block of Call Place SE at about 3:40 p.m. for a reported shooting, where they found Wolf suffering from a gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead at an area hospital, leaving behind a wife and daughter.
Capt. Kevin Kentish of the Metropolitan Police Department said in August that detectives still have not identified a motive in the shooting.
At Wolf's funeral, his father Asher Wolf addressed his son. "Mommy and I are heartbroken," he said.
His younger brother Shmuel Wolf wept and remembered his brother's generous spirit. He worked at a camp in the Catskills for children with cancer.
"Anyone who knows Aryeh knows he was a good person. He had a good heart. The reason why everyone loved him so much is because he truly loved everyone," he said.
There is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
