The DC Metropolitan Police Department is searching for a homicide suspect who escaped custody at a university hospital on Wednesday.
Police identified the suspect as Christopher Haynes, 30, who escaped shortly after 3:30 p.m. from the George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC\u2019s Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
Haynes has been charged in a homicide investigation, the police department told CNN. He was last seen with black handcuffs hanging from his right wrist. He is described as a Black man with \u201cshoulder-length dreadlocks.\u201d
Police told CNN they believe Haynes discarded his jail-issued jumper and is now wearing a \u201cblack T-shirt and a grey shorts underneath a white body suit.\u201d He also has a prominent Washington \u201cW\u201d tattoo on the front of his neck, police said.
A DC government emergency alert says to \u201cuse caution\u201d as Haynes is considered armed and dangerous.
The US Secret Service said its uniformed division is also helping with the search for Haynes. US Park Police, a federal agency, is assisting DC police in the search as well, according to spokesperson Sgt. Tom Twiname.
There are some temporary, precautionary road closures around the White House as police search for the suspect, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
Roughly 20 minutes after his escape, George Washington University issued a \u201cshelter in place\u201d order for its city campus, the university said in a statement on its website. The university said it hadn\u2019t received any reports of anyone harmed in the GWU community.
Police have since cleared the scene, according to a university alert.
\u201cWhile the suspect has not been apprehended, he is not believed to be in our area. Please continue to use caution if you move around the Foggy Bottom area,\u201d the alert stated. The university said on social media that in-person classes and events will resume Thursday.
A George Washington University Hospital spokesperson said the hospital remains \u201cfully operational\u201d and is coordinating with local authorities.
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Haynes\u2019 arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n