Friday, August 26, 2022

(Washington, D.C.) – 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, August 15, 2022, through Monday, August 22, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 89 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, August 15, 2022

• A Springfield Armory XD-M9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5000 block of Astor Place, Southeast. CCN: 22-117-304

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun and Glock 48 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 1500 block of Fort Davis Place, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Northwest, D.C., and 16-year-old juvenile male, of Bladensburg, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-117-402

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

• A Carl Weather BB gun was recovered in the 1600 block of Eckington Place, Northeast. CCN: 22-117-835

• A Taurus Millennium PT-145 .45 caliber and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 300 block of 62nd Street, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 30-year-old Jermall Taylor, of Greenbelt, MD, and 16-year-old male juvenile, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Escape (from Officer), and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-117-845

• A Springfield Armory Hellcat 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-117-874

• A Taurus G2C .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Euclid Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Jose Quiteros, of Northwest, D.C., for Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space Prohibited, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-117-875

• A Glock 35 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Elvans Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Davale Gill, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-117-947

• A SCCY Industries CPX-2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Domingo Williams, Northwest, D.C., of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-117-956

• A Glock 48 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Shannon Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 42-year-old Dedrick Derrell Clark, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-117-964

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2500 block of Sheridan Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Demarco Jaheim Cottom, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-118-033

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

• A Taurus Millennium PT-111 Pro 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Mellon Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Crevante Brown, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device. CCN: 22-118-053

• A Ruger P-89 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3000 block of P Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 52-year-old Richard Walker, of Southeast, D.C., for Firearms Possessed by Convicted Felons and Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. CCN: 22-118-117