A man died in Northwest D.C. Wednesday when an SUV driver intentionally ran him over so two accomplices could steal cash the victim had just withdrawn from an ATM, two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told News4.
The man was walking about 4:15 a.m. along U Street NW and crossing at 12th Street when a white SUV came barreling toward him as it turned right, sources said.
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WATCH HEREVideo obtained by News4 shows the moments leading up to the crash. The man realizes the SUV is coming toward him and puts his arms out in an apparent attempt to try to stop the driver.
Investigators believe the driver of the white Hyundai SUV and others inside the vehicle watched the man get cash at the Industrial Bank ATM nearby and then followed him as he walked west on U Street.
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SIGN UP After the fatal collision, the SUV can be seen going a short distance up 12th Street before the driver turns on the flashers and at least two people get out of the SUV. Investigators believe they went through the victim's pockets.
Law enforcement sources said the SUV's driver then turned around and went to the Industrial Bank ATM, where suspects tried to withdraw money.
First responders rushed the man to a hospital, where he died.
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D.C. police officers spent hours processing the crime scene, including collecting potential evidence at the ATM. Homicide detectives were also at the scene.
Donnel Bracket Phillips, of Northeast, was the victim, police said in an update. He was 55.
Investigators believe the suspects in the SUV might have been involved in two more violent robberies in D.C. about an hour before the man was killed on U Street.
Between 3:30 and 3:45 a.m., a woman was assaulted and robbed while walking in the 1700 block of Irving Street NW, and a man was assaulted and robbed of $5 near the intersection of 14th and Newton streets, police said.
The SUV used in the crime was found in the Seventh District, police said early Thursday.
Police have not yet released images of the suspects. Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police.
