MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: June 28, 2021 to July 5, 2021
Thursday, July 8, 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, June 28, 2021, through Monday, July 5, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 69 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, June 29, 2021
A Glock 35 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Morton Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Tre’Mayne Brown, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-088-135
A Ranch & Silva RTS starter pistol was recovered in the 2300 block of High Street, Southeast. CCN: 21-088-145
A Glock 48 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3600 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Fitsum Solomon Haile, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 21-088-195
A Smith & Wesson SW40VE .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Q Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Ashton Khalil Hinds, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Distribution of a Controlled Substance while Armed, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-088-260
A Daisy Powerline 340 4.5mm caliber BB gun was recovered in the 2500 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Demetrious Dequne Davis, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 21-088-284
A Glock 20 10mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3300 block of 10th Place, Southeast. CCN: 21-088-313