Friday, September 10, 2021

(Washington, DC) – 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 30, 2021, through Monday, September 6, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 56 firearms in the District of Columbia. This total includes the 30 firearms that were recovered over Labor Day weekend. 

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of all guns recovered in the District of Columbia.

Among the firearms recovered were: 

Monday, August 30, 2021

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Galveston Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Taheim Anthony Parker, of Northeast, D.C., for Threats to do Bodily Harm and Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm. CCN: 21-123-354

• A BB gun was recovered in the 1300 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 13-year-old female juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a Prohibited Weapon. CCN: 21-123-466

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3100 block of 34th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Alexander Rodriguez, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 21-123-475

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

• A Savage Arms 64F .22 caliber rifle was recovered in the 4700 block of 3rdStreet, Northwest. CCN: 21-123-625

• A SCCY Industries 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of First Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Darius Brandon Jackson, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-123-706

• A Smith & Wesson Ladysmith 38 Special .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 1400 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northeast. CCN: 21-123-725

• A Hi-Point JHP .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of 27thStreet, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Javada Jerome Horn, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-123-941

• A Smith & Wesson 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Atkinson Osagie, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-124-063

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun and a Ruger PC9S 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 600 block of Mellon Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Andre Demetrius Burnett, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Resisting Arrest. CCN: 21-124-121

• A DPMS Panther .223 caliber rifle was recovered in the 1200 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Romane White, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-124-155