MPD’s Labor Day Weekend Firearm Recoveries: Friday, September 3, 2021 to Monday, September 6, 2021
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
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 unitswork tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Friday, September 3, 2021, through Monday, September 6, 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:
Friday, September 3, 2021
A Ruger 5.7x28 handgun was recovered in the 6300 block of 9th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Daron Jamell Barnes, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Leaving after Colliding, Assault on a Police Officer, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, No Permit, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-125-329
A Glock 42 .380 caliber handgun and a Springfield Armory XD-45 .45 caliber handgun were recovered in the 4300 block of Livingston Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Taquan Canarte, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-125-380
A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of L Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Cierra Jazmyn-Janae Rich, of McLean, VA, for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. CCN: 21-125-526
A FNH FNS-9 BB gun was recovered in the 600 block of 4th Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 13-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., and 13-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Armed Carjacking and Possession of a BB gun. CCN: 21-125-574
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Anthony Wright, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Parole Violation, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-125-635
A UK Arms BB gun was recovered in the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 21-125-762