Wednesday, June 22, 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, June 13, 2022, through Monday, June 20, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 66 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, June 14, 2022

• A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3700 block of Hayes Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., for Assault with Intent to Kill, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-077-318

A Kahr CW40 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3400 block of 13thPlace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Christopher Nathaniel Jones, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. CCN: 22-084-288

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Patrick Robert Hawkins, of Southeast, D.C., for Prohibition on Purchase, Ownership, Possession of Body Armor by Felons, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Leaving after Colliding – Property Damage, No Permit, Resisting Arrest, Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-084-598

• A Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5300 block of Dix Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Tiasisa Ernice Lott, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-084-705

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Larquette Markell Brown, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-084-827