MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, July 17, 2023, to Monday, July 24, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
(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, July 17, 2023, through Monday, July 24, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 69 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, July 17, 2023
A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 23-115-753
A Taurus G2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3100 block of Mount Pleasant Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-115-930
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, and a “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the 1100 block of Barnaby Terrace, Southeast. CCN: 23-116-095
A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 380 .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of W Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Isaiah Matthews, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Robbery, Theft – First Degree (Auto), and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 23-116-165
A Kimber 1911 .22 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Raynolds Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 43-year-old Antyuan J. Flood, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 23-116-189
A Liberty Chief .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 1600 block of 16th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 55-year-old Edward Venton Seal, of Bonfay, FL, for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 23-116-311
A Sig Sauer P-320 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Prince-Hakeem Isaiah Laneir, of Miramar, FL, 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: 23-116-447
A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 23-116-573
A Glock 48 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5300 block of E Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-116-665
A Smith & Wesson M&P40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3400 block of 23rd Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Ahmaad Henderson, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-116-670
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
A Smith & Wesson SD40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Trenton Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Marquese Alphonso Murray, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Felon in Possession, Manufacture or Possessing with Intent to Manufacture a Controlled Substance, Obliterate, Remove, Change, or alter the Serial Number of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-116-753
A Tegra Arms .223 caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 2400 block of Bryan Place, Southeast. CCN: 23-116-905
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of V Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Otha Billups, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-117-014
A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of Seventh Street and T Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Ronnie Rondell Williams, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Fugitive from Justice, Felon in Possession, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-117-045
A Springfield Armory XD 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Bangor Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Keshawn Eugene Rice, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-117-096
A Glock 45 9mm caliber handgun and a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 1400 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 19-year-old Bobby Johnson, of Northwest, D.C., and 21-year-old Sahii Weithers, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space – Prohibited, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-117-117