MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, May 29, 2023, to Monday, June 5, 2023
Saturday, June 10, 2023
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, May 29, 2023, through Monday, June 5, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 60 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, May 29, 2023
A Ruger .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3200 block of E Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-084-740
A 4.5mm caliber BB gun was recovered in the 1300 block of Fourth Street, Southwest. CCN: 23-084-770
A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 100 block of V Street, Southwest. CCN: 23-084-992
A Glock 20 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Mustafa Wright, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, No Permit, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-085-233
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
A Hi-Point C9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Diamontae Lucas, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, Destruction of Property, National Firearms Act, Felon in Possession, and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 23-085-611
A Heckler & Koch HKVP-9SK 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Deandre Antwan Pettus, of Southeast, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, and Simple Assault. CCN: 23-085-629
A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 900 block of Bellevue Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-085-714