“Woman arrested in car theft in northwest”

From MPD:

“Metropolitan Police Department investigators are investigating a traffic accident that occurred at 6th and D Street NW.

At Monday, June 3, 2024, approximately 1:11 p.m.. a 22-year-old woman left her family at the Washington Hospital Center. At the same time, a Mazda SUV drove up to the hospital and The driver got out of the Mazda to get a wheelchair for her mother, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle. The 22-year-old woman got into the driver’s seat of the Mazda and drove away with her mother in the vehicle.

At approximately 1:29 p.m., the Mazda was traveling northbound in the 400 block of 6th Street, Northwest. As the suspect attempted to turn left onto D Street, Northwest, he failed to make the turn and collided with the building at 601 D Street, Northwest. The suspect exited the Mazda and attempted to flee on foot, but was immediately detained by an MPD Captain.

The passenger was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. She was identified as 55-year-old Leslie Marie Gainesfrom the northeast.

After consultation with the US Attorney’s Office, the suspect 22-year-old Kayla Kenisha Brownfrom the southeast was charged with murder, kidnappingAnd carjacking.

The circumstances of the accident are still under investigation. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death of the deceased.

The Metropolitan Police Department would like to thank our partners at the United States Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Marshals for their assistance at the scene.”