Rep. Henry Cuellar victim of armed carjacking in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night about a mile from the Capitol. “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, 3 armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his vehicle. Washington Metropolitan Police said an armed carjacking was reported at about 9:32 p.m. in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Southeast Washington. Punchbowl News first reported that Cuellar was the victim. Cuellar, 68, is not the first member of Congress to be the victim of a carjacking.