Wednesday, February 3, 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, January 25, 2021, through Monday, February 1, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 40 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, January 26, 2021

• A Rossi Amadeo .357 caliber revolver was recovered in the 100 block of L Street, Northeast. CCN: 21-011-624

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2700 block of Bruce Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Aquan Edward Tyndle, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Resisting Arrest. CCN: 21-011-657

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1800 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 26-year-old Bjarni Derquan Cooper, of Northeast, D.C., and 21-year-old Jeral DorVontae Scott, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-011-741