Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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 29, 2021, through Monday, April 5, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 30 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 30, 2021

• A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun, a Smith & Wesson .38 Special .38 caliber handgun, and a Intratec Tec-DC9 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) were recovered in the 5500 block of 8th Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-040-015

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 700 block of 13thStreet, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Michael Singletary, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon In Possession, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed. CCN: 21-040-343

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 29-year-old Rapitar Phalangpornkit, of Silver Spring, MD, for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of Prohibited Weapon, Simple Assault, Obstructing Preventing Interfering with Reports to or Request for Assistance from Law Enforcement Agencies, Medical Providers, or Child Welfare Agencies;and 31-year-old Darlin Gomez, of Silver Spring, MD, for Carrying a Pistol Without a License), Possession Of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon(prior felony), and Threats to Injure a Person. CCN: 21-040-398 

• A Glock 19 BB handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, Southeast. CCN: 21-040-420

• A 5.56mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 400 block of E Street, Southwest. CCN: 21-040-421