Friday, November 24, 2023

(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, November 13, 2023, through Monday, November 20, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 43 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, November 14, 2023

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun, a Glock 9mm caliber handgun, a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun, and a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 4600 block of Benning Road, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 27-year-old Kenneth Keels, of no fixed address, 29-year-old Reuben Harris, Jr., of Southeast, D.C., 26-year-old Tyrone Timothy Ball, of Southeast, D.C., 18-year-old Jamari Sampson, of District Heights, MD, 31-year-old Andreus Decarlos Womack, of Southeast, D.C., 25-year-old Alontez McCoy, of Southeast, D.C., 36-year-old Tashia Janay Snead, of Southeast, D.C., 24-year-old Malcolm Elijah Malik Jackson, of Suitland, MD, and 35-year-old Derek Arnaldo Williams, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Felon in Possession, Unlawful Entry, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-187-058

• A Beretta Xtra-Grain Wood 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 800 block of 16th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-187-082

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

• Two Smith & Wesson .38 caliber handguns were recovered in the 5500 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 23-187-358

• A FNH Scar-L 6mm caliber BB gun was recovered in the 4400 block of H Street Southeast. CCN: 23-187-580

• A Ruger SR40C .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of Eastern Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Anthony White, Jr., of Alexandria, VA, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 23-187-582

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Gales Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 33-year-old Ezra Kadeem Griffith, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-187-709

• A Glock 29 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 400 block of 36th Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., for Receiving Stolen Property, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-187-765

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield 9mm caliber handgun and a Girsan Regard MC 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 35-year-old Linette Jones, of Southeast, D.C., and 27-year-old Leonard Taylor, Jr., of Riverdale, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fugitive from Justice, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-187-775

Thursday, November 16, 2023

• An Eagle Arms .38 caliber revolver and two 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handguns were recovered in the 3600 block of 16th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-188-048

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of Staples Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Xzavea Raheem Israel, of Northeast, 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: 23-188-130

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of 52nd Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-188-184

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