Thursday, July 22, 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, July 12, 2021, through Monday, July 19, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 38 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, July 13, 2021

• A Gamo Swarm Maxxim .22 caliber BB gun was recovered in the 900 block of N Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Jose Santos Ventura, of Northwest, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun and Simple Assault. CCN: 21-096-315

• A Smith & Wesson 38 special .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 4700 block of B Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone. CCN: 21-096-419

• A Springfield Armory 1911 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Robert Harper, of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-096-575

• A BB gun was recovered in the 3300 block of 23rd Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Shawn Davis, of Southwest, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun. CCN: 21-096-609

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

• A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 200 block of 51st Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Michael Antonio Sheffield, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, National Firearms Act, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-096-667