Thursday, May 5, 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 worktirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, April 25, 2022, through Monday, May 2, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 66 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, April 25, 2022

• A Taurus 709 Slim 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of New Jersey Ave, Northwest. CCN: 22-057-372

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Columbia Road, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Jason Cornelius Cannon, Jr., of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, National Firearms Act, Counterfeit Tags, No Permit, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-057-904

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Cedar Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Antonio Sherrod Taylor, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-057-910

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Cedar Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Khalil Weir, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, National Firearms Act, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-057-918

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2500 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Anthony Bigesby, of Oxon Hill, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-057-972

• A Smith & Wesson SD40VE .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Oak Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-058-014

• A Taurus G3 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2000 block of 19th Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Erin Sheffey, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed. CCN: 22-058-044

• A FN FNS-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4200 block of 4th Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 28-year-old Melvin Barber, of Southeast, D.C., 26-year-old Deandre Wheeler, of Southeast, D.C., and 28-year-old Melvin Barber, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Felon in Possession, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-058-089

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2600 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old A’Jahni James Bowman, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Carrying a Pistol outside a Home/Business, National Firearms Act, Counterfeit Tags, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-058-155

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

• A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun and a Smith & Wesson CTG revolver (both pictured below) were recovered in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Christopher Swayzee Varner, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Firearms Possessed by Convicted Felons. CCN: 22-058-252