Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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 7, 2021, through Monday, June 14, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 27 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 8, 2021

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of 21stStreet, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Christopher David Green, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. CCN: 21-075-983

• A Smith & Wesson handgun was recovered in the 2800 block of 7th Street, Northeast. CCN: 21-076-256

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Hamilton Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 40-year-old Erik Vaughn Riggans, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, National Firearms Act, Fugitive from Justice, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-076-295

• A Springfield Armory XD .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 700 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Kenneth Edwin Garris, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol – prior Felony of Carrying a Pistol, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, Destruction of Property, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of a Destructive Device, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-076-353

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1200 block of K Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Christopher Pierce, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-076-572