Man arrested for attacking 2 people with hammer in DC liquor store: police

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Man arrested for attacking 2 people with hammer in DC liquor store

Police have arrested a man they say attacked two men with a hammer in a northeast Washington liquor store.

Police have arrested a man they say attacked two people with a hammer in a northeast Washington liquor store.

The attack was reported on October 31 just after 2 p.m. at the business on M Street near North Capitol Street.

Investigators say 40-year-old Alfonso Alegria removed items from the shelves of the store and attempted to leave without paying.

Officer say two people confronted Alegria, who then attacked them with a hammer.

He was arrested November 2 and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

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