U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar loses car, sushi dinner, iPad in D.C. carjacking

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat whose South Texas district includes part of San Antonio, was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night in Washington, D.C., according to media reports.

Three armed robbers stole the congressman’s car while he was parking near the Capitol Building, Jacob Hochberg, Cuellar’s chief of staff, said in a statement supplied to the Texas Tribune. The congressman was unharmed in the incident, and police later recovered his vehicle.

Cuellar’s sushi dinner, phone and iPad were also stolen in the the robbery, CNN reports. It’s unclear whether the food and electronic devices were recovered along with the car.

U.S. Capitol Police and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department are working to track down the three suspects, all of whom are believed to be male, according to press reports.

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This article appears in Sep 20 – Oct 3, 2023.