Wednesday, June 29, 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 20, 2022, through Monday, June 27, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 68 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, June 20, 2022

• A BB gun and a Vanguard starter pistol were recovered in the 2700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 22-087-707

• A Springfield XDM-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 400 block of Longfellow Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Tristen Ware, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-087-927

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3300 block of 14th Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Tavon Anthony Shaw, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Failure to Appear. CCN: 22-087-969

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 3000 block of Sherman Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Julius Prince, of Northwest, D.C., for 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: 22-088-497

• A Smith & Wesson Bodyguard .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 5200 block of Blaine Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Sidney Efrem Johnson, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 22-088-506

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Savannah Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Trevon Antonio Jackson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, and National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-088-524

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of H Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Gerald Turner, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Counterfeit Tags, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-088-619

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 2900 block of Nelson Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Damond Brown, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 22-088-789