MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: March 15, 2021 to March 22, 2021

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Thursday, March 25, 2021 

(Washington, DC) – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C. In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU), and Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs)—who work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, March 15, 2021, through Monday, March 22, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 41 firearms in the District of Columbia. 

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of all guns recovered in the District of Columbia.

Among the firearms recovered were:

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

  • A Ruger 5.56 caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 100 block of M Street, Southwest. CCN: 21-033-755

  • A Smith & Wesson SD40VE .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Raymond Humphries, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-033-867

  • A Mossberg 500 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 3000 block of 30thStreet, Southeast. CCN: 21-033-911

  • A Taurus handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Galen Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Damian Quantay Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Absconder (Warrant). CCN: 21-033-981

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

  • A Smith & Wesson MMP 15 5.56 caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Paul Murray, of San Antonio, TX, for Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business. CCN: 21-034-139

  • A Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the Unit block of Massachusetts Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 42-year-old Curtis Lorain Fulton, of Kingstree, SC, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Criminally Negligent Storage of a Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 21-034-180

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