Friday, February 23, 2024

(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, February 12, 2024, through Monday, February 19, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 64 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, February 12, 2024

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun and a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 14-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., and 19-year-old Saeve Evans, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Threats to do Bodily Harm. CCN: 24-021-985

• A “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Meigs Place, Northeast. CCN: 24-022-019

• A Smith & Wesson SW9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Curtis Bervard Lynch, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered of a Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-022-076

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun, and an American Tactical M1911 .45 caliber handgun were recovered in the 2900 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Devon Lamar Mosley, of Waldorf, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-022-261

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of Benning Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Jubari Kamal Richardson Bell, of Fort Washington, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-022-418

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

• A “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of Savannah Street, Southeast. CCN: 24-022-556

• An Otis A. Smith 686-6 .357 caliber revolver, a CZ 455 .22 caliber bolt action rifle, a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm caliber handgun, and a Bersa .380 caliber handgun were recovered in the 1400 block of South Carolina Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 24-022-702

• A Crossman Arms SNR-357 .177 caliber BB gun was recovered in the 3800 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Maurice Antonio Harris, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of a BB gun. CCN: 24-022-759

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 33-year-old Jamal Allen, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Felon in Possession, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 24-022-903

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of U Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Jasean Frazier, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-022-966

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