Friday, July 15, 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 work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, July 4, 2022, through Monday, July 11, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 74 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 4, 2022

• A BB gun was recovered in the 1000 block of L Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-095-173

• A starter pistol was recovered in the 1300 block of Madison Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-095-197

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1600 block of K Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Lawrence Nathaniel Harris, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, Bench Warrant, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-095-327

• A Ruger P-89 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Childress Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Jamell Turner, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-095-466

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Darrington Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Lanoix Julien Pierrelus, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-095-643

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of Brentwood Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Erick Epps, of Northeast, D.C., 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: 22-096-025

• A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Michael Donald Bowie, Jr., of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-096-040

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 2500 block of Pomeroy Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 22-096-063

• A J.C. Higgins BB gun was recovered in the 400 block of Constitution Avenue, Northeast. CCN: 22-096-098

• A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of 21stStreet, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Charles Taylor, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space Prohibited, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-096-104

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of S Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old David Tirrell Cunningham, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-096-188

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

• A Springfield Armory XDS .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4300 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Dijon Keymon Fendell, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-096-282

• A Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 3100 block of Mount Pleasant Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Tyrone Nicholsom, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-096-342

• A Taurus G2C .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of 14thStreet, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Kriss Djarsm Smith, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License. CCN: 22-096-508

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Savannah Terrace, Southeast. CCN: 22-096-510

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun, a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, a 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun, and a Taurus PT-738 .380 caliber handgun were recovered in the 3800 block of 13th Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 29-year-old Tyrone Emanuel Brumfield, of Southeast, D.C., 25-year-old Darius Johnson, of Northeast, D.C., 23-year-old Carl Masiah Cooper, of Capitol Heights, MD, 29-year-old Leonard Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., 20-year-old Melvin Creel, of Southeast, D.C., 33-year-old Anthony Hardy, of Southeast, D.C., 26-year-old Moesha Nechelle Thomas, of Southeast, D.C., 23-year-old Megan Carty, of no fixed address, 30-year-old Antonese Hardy, of Southeast, D.C., and 22-year-old Delvon Octavis Hill, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Failure to Appear, Fugitive from Justice, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-096-559

• A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of Barnaby Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-096-604

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 5300 block of Clay Terrace, Northeast. CCN: 22-096-607