Alabama Sen. Britt's staffer robbed at gunpoint on Capitol Hill in D.C., police confirm

A staffer for Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt was robbed at gunpoint earlier this week in Washington, D.C., police confirm. 

The armed robbery of Britt's scheduler, Amanda Peper, occurred Thursday on Capitol Hill around 8:30 p.m., Fox 5 D.C. reported.

Peper told law enforcement that she was walking to her car with her belongings when a suspect pointed a gun at her and demanded her keys and purse. 

The suspect then took her belongings and her car and fled. 

"We thank God that she is safe and sound after this terrifying incident, and we're grateful to the Capitol Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department officers who quickly and professionally responded to the scene," Britt's office wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital. "It is infuriating and completely unacceptable that an American who is on Capitol Hill to serve her country cannot safely walk the streets of Washington, D.C. at 8:30 at night because of the out-of-control crime in this city."

"Just look at the police department’s own numbers – this year, robberies are up 68% and motor vehicle thefts are up 102%. Local elected officials in the District of Columbia have the responsibility not just to their citizens, but to the country, to step up and get a hold of the crime crisis ravaging the streets of our nation’s capital," the statement continued.