Tuesday, August 8, 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 31, 2023, through Monday, August 7, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 62 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, August 1, 2023

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4100 block of Livingston Road, Southeast. CCN: 23-124-840

• A Springfield Armory XD 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Saeve Evans, of Southeast, D.C., for Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Destruction of Property, Receiving Stolen Property, Assault on a Police Officer, 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: 23-124-852

• A Crosman Arms 4.5mm caliber BB gun was recovered in the 1600 block of 17th Place, Southeast. CCN: 23-125-125

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 23-125-208

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Jabari Dionte Haney, 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: 23-125-297

• A Bear River 15 .177 caliber revolver BB gun was recovered in the Unit block of DuPont Circle, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Kendal Malik James, of Ellicott City, MD, for Possession of a BB gun, Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 23-125-425

• An Astra A-80 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-125-475

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

• A Bushmaster XM15-E25 .223 caliber assault rifle, a Seekins Precision SP-15 .223 caliber assault rifle, and a Ruger AR-556 .5.56 caliber assault rifle were recovered in the 900 block of Varney Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-125-548

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Joseph Craig Hall, Jr., of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Assault on a Police Officer, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 23-125-634

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of H Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Donnell Nathaniel Bridges, Jr., 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 while Armed, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-125-781

• A SCCY Industries CPX-2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the intersection of H Street and Seventh Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old DaQuan Malik Oden, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. CCN: 23-125-801

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3600 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Deronte Poteat, Jr., of Northeast, 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: 23-125-967

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 400 block of O Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Andre Terry Goings, 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: 23-126-058

• A Roman Arms AK-47 7.62 caliber assault rifle, a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun, and an AR-15 “Ghost Gun” assault rifle were recovered in the 1600 block of Montana Avenue, Northeast. CCN: 23-126-100

• A SCCY Industries CPX-1 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 400 block of W Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Kweli Williams, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 23-126-104

• A Cobra CA-380 .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of V Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old Dejuan Harvey, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 23-126-107

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