MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: April 12, 2021 to April 19, 2021
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
(Washington, DC) – 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, April 12, 2021, through Monday, April 19, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 42 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, April 13, 2021
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 2300 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast. CCN: 21-046-861