Wednesday, April 28, 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 19, 2021, through Monday, April 26, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 35 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 20, 2021

• A Ruger LCP .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of F Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Tomar McWilliams, of Northwest, D.C., for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Fugitive from Justice, and Carrying a Pistol without a License. CCN: 21-050-200

• An Atak Arms Zoraki 914 9mm caliber handgun and an Atak Arms Zoraki 4918 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 1200 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 24-year-old Robert Simon, of Southeast, D.C., and 24-year-old Maurice Andre Reynolds, of Clinton, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-050-458

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

• A PPSH-41 submachine gun was recovered in the 600 block of Randolph Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-050-640

• A Browning Arms Pro-40 .40 caliber handgun and a DZA ZM4 5.56mm caliber assault rifle (both pictured below) were recovered in the 4100 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 21-050-733