Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked in Washington D.C. by three armed assailants on Monday night outside an apartment building that houses several other members of Congress.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, (D-Texas) is seen outside a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. ... [+]
Cuellar was “parking his car” when the armed individuals approached him and stole the vehicle, the lawmaker’s chief of staff Jacob Hochberg said in a statement to the press.
Cuellar was unharmed in the incident and police managed to recover the vehicle, Hochberg added.
The incident took place at around 9.30 p.m. local time in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, located only a mile away from Capitol Hill, the New York Times reported.
The carjacking is being investigated by the D.C. Metropolitan Police and Capitol Police, although it is unclear if any arrests have been made so far.
Cuellar is yet to comment on the matter.
This is a developing story.