MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Mon, Dec 13, to Mon, Dec 20, 2021

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 

(Washington, D.C.) – 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, December 13, 2021, through Monday, December 20, 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, December 14, 2021

  • A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1900 block of 9th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Miquan Shaquil Myricks, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Assault on a Police Officer, Threats to do Bodily Harm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-182-064

  • A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 49-year-old Jamal Taquan Brown, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Carrying a Pistol, No Permit, and Invalid Permit. CCN: 21-182-224

  • A Remington Wingmaster 870 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 5500 block of 33rd Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-182-300

  • A SCCY Industries CPX-2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of 21st Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Brandon Keels, of Silver Spring, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Carrying a Pistol without a License – outside a Home or Business, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-182-363

  • A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Mount View Place, Southeast. CCN: 21-182-568

  • A Springfield Armory XD9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old George Morris, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-182-610

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

  • A Glock 17 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of Mellon Street, Southeast. CCN: 21-182-642

  • A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1800 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Reyshad Septien Barclift, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-183-032

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