MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, June 19, 2023, to Monday, June 26, 2023
Friday, June 30, 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, June 19, 2023, through Monday, June 26, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 15 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 20, 2023
A Titan Arms 12 gauge shotgun, a Rossi .357 caliber revolver, and a Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 5000 block of 11th Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Blake Christopher Loveface, of Northeast, D.C., for Possesion with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Cruelty to Children, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-099-036
A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the Unit block of Eye Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Jordan Christopher Johnson, of no fixed address, for Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-099-219