Thursday, December 16, 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 6, 2021, through Monday, December 13, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 53 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 6, 2021

• A Glock 29 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of T Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-177-763

• A Kel-Tec 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5000 block of Nash Street, Northeast. CCN: 21-177-813

• A “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 700 block of Gresham Place, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Michael Smith, of Northwest, D.C., for Assault with Intent to Commit Murder, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-178-202

• A Glock 45 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Tyshawn Wilson, of Southeast, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle – Crime of Violence, Fugitive from Justice, and Unlawful Entry. CCN: 21-178-266

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

• A Kimber 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of 14thStreet, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 74-year-old Leon Henry Russell, of Adelphi, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-178-516

• A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1900 block of Capitol Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Reginald Stevenson, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 21-178-679

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun and a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 2800 block of 28th Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 38-year-old Mark Steward, of Northeast, D.C., and 29-year-old Kelvin Kordell Brooks, of Southwest, D.C., for Robbery, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, National Firearms Act, Theft, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 21-178-462

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” was recovered in the 4400 block of Texas Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 21-178-919

• A Taurus PT111 G2A 9mm caliber handgun and a Hi-Point JHP .45 caliber handgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 4000 block of 3rdStreet, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 41-year-old Terell Gerald Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-178-924