Thursday, January 6, 2022

(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 27, 2021, through Monday, January 3, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 81 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:

Monday, December 27, 2021

• A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Marcquael Chambers, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, andPossession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-188-301

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of New York Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 21-188-487

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of Benning Road, Northeast. CCN: 21-184-244

• A Glock 30S .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of Howard Road, Southeast. CCN: 21-188-928

• A Taurus the Judge revolver was recovered in the 1800 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 52-year-old Fatima Gray, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-189-936

• A Taurus 44 Special .44 caliber revolver was recovered in the Unit block of Channing Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 41-year-old Darryl William Cunningham, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-189-086

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1000 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Joshua Chidera Orji Nwabeke, of Owings Mill, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, Threats to do Bodily Harm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-189-091

• A Taurus SAR 9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of H Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Kaisser Saddiq Cofield, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-189-131

• A Springfield Armory XD9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3600 block of Horner Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Daron Joseph Cottingham, of Northeast, D.C., for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle while Armed, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-189-133

• A Colt Detective Special .38 caliber revolver and a 12 gauge shotgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 1800 block of 29th Street, Southeast. CCN: 21-189-136