MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: May 27 to June 3, 2024
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to investigate and recover illegal firearms in Washington D.C. through intelligence-based policing to identify, interdict, and interrupt armed violent offenders within the District. In addition to our patrol officers, members from several of MPD’s specialized units work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, May 27, 2024, through Monday, June 3, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 33 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:
Monday, May 27, 2024
A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3700 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Michael Howell, of Suitland, MD, for Pistol License Violation and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-079-901
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Ninth Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Hayden Jared Fraizer, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and No Permit. CCN: 24-080-175
A Western Field 12-gauge shotgun and a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 .22 caliber assault rifle were recovered in the 1700 block of R Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Maxwell Alexander Pearsall, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 24-080-186
A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Malik Cortez Roberts, of Ozark, AL, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Transportation of a Firearm, and Possession of Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-080-189
A Harrington & Richardson .32 caliber revolver was recovered in the 3300 block of Idaho Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 24-080-461
A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of Anacostia Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Darnell P. Bassett, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Felon in Possession, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Unlawful Possession of Liquid PCP. CCN: 24-080-609
A Springfield Armory XD Elite 9mm caliber handgun and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 800 block of Atlantic Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Robert Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device. CCN: 24-080-617