Thursday, July 29, 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 19, 2021, through Monday, July 26, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 56 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 20, 2021

• A Smith & Wesson M&P40 M2.0 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of H Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Taekwan Womack, of Northwest, D.C., for Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-086-754

• A Carbine M4 5.56mm caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 1000 block of 7th Street, Southeast. CCN: 21-100-098

• A Hi-Point JCP .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of Newcomb Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 31-year-old Anthony Lee Coward, Jr., of Upper Marlboro, MD, and 32-year-old Marques Turpin, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Obliterate, Remove, Change, or Alter the Serial Number of Firearm. CCN: 21-100-470

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 9C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3500 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Jamal Jordan Tracey, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Fugitive from Justice, Felon in Possession, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-100-521

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 800 block of Otis Place, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old George Earl McDavid, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-100-548

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

• A Springfield Armory XD .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Rondez Trayvon Tibbs, of no fixed address, for Murder I, Felony Murder, Robbery, Felon in Possession, Fugitive from Justice, and Bench Warrant. CCN: 21-100-658

• A Clerke .32 caliber revolver, a .22 caliber revolver, and a .22 caliber Starter pistol were recovered in the 5500 block of Chillum Place, Northeast. CCN: 21-100-842

• A Cobra FS380 .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1900 block of West Virginia Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Klein Andrew Lawrence, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Murder I, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault on a Police Officer (Aggravated Assault), and Carrying a Pistol without a License. CCN: 21-100-854

• A Smith & Wesson P22 .22 caliber handgun and a Hi-Point C9 9mm caliber handgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 2800 block of New York Avenue, Northeast. CCN: 21-100-977