MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, March 14, 2022 to Monday, March 21, 2022

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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, March 14, 2022, through Monday, March 22, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 48 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, March 15, 2022

  • A CDM .22 caliber handgun and an H&R Arms Trapper .22 caliber handgun were recovered in the 500 block of Jefferson Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-035-871

  • A Springfield XD .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4000 block of 5th Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-035-906

  • An Ithaca 37T 12 gauge shotgun, an Astra-Unceta Cub .22 caliber handgun, a Smith & Wesson 38 Special .38 caliber handgun, a Winchester M37 12 gauge shotgun, a H&R Topper M48 12 gauge shotgun, and a Mossberg 140K .22 caliber rifle were recovered in the 5500 block of Blair Road, Northwest. CCN: 22-035-997

  • A Glock 30 40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of Barnaby Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Davon Washington, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol Without a License,Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-036-07

  • A Glock 44 .22 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of I Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Jahad Wilson,of Northwest, DC, for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 22-036-085

  • A Beretta PX4 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4000 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Reco Thompson, of no fixed address, for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-036-094

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Garrick Richardson, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Felon in Possession, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-036-201

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of V Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-036-26

  • A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of M Street, Southeast. CCN: 22-036-277

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

  • A BH Best Arms BA 912 12 gauge shotgun and a Mossberg 590 12 gauge shotgun (pictured below) were recovered in the 1600 block of W Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Tyree Gorham,of Southeast, DC, for Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-036-381

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