Wednesday, March 2, 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, February 21, 2022, through Monday, February 28, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 41 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, February 22, 2022

• A Browning Arms Invector BPS Special Steel 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 2000 block of 37th Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-025-547

• A Sig Sauer P224 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Holbrook Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Jonathan Bartholomew Plater, of Lanham, MD, for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Obstructing Interfering with Reports/Requests for Assistance from Law Enforcement, Second Degree Cruelty to Children, Simple Assault, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-025-606

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of Benning Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Thornton Kidrick, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered firearm, Counterfeit Tags, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Resisting Arrest. CCN: 22-025-677

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1900 block of 18th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Vondray Deshawn Gibson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Contempt – Condition of Release Violation, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-025-714

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 300 block of 62nd Street, Northeast. CCN: 22-025-982

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of Raum Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Malik Tyshawn Brown, of Northeast, D.C., 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: 22-026-014

• A Taurus G2C PT111 Millennium 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of 3rd Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Toney Marvin Barnes, of Northeast, 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: 22-026-207

• A Springfield Armory XDS 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of Riggs Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Jason Holiday, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 22-026-210

• A Yugo M56 7.62 caliber submachine gun was recovered in the 200 block of K Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Kenneth Perkins, of Southwest, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-026-253

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3400 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Gregory M. Bryant, of Suitland, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-026-255

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast. CCN: 22-026-286

• A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of H Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Michael Jerrell Jones, of Clinton, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, No Permit, and Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags. CCN: 22-026-294

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3300 block of 6th Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-026-304

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 300 block of 62nd Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., for Robbery, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Armed Carjacking. CCN: 22-016-080 

Thursday, February 24, 2022

• A PW Arms Redmond Washington SKS 21317 rifle was recovered in the 100 block of Joliet Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Antonio Daron Synder, of Southwest, D.C., for Simple Assault, Destruction of Property, Threat to Kidnap or Injure while Armed, Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-026-400

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 5000 block of Shepherd Parkway, Southwest. CCN: 21-061-709