Thursday, November 3, 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, October 24, 2022, through Monday, October 31, 2022, MPD detectives and officers recovered 53 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, October, 24, 2022

• A shotgun was recovered in the 1000 block of Shepherd Street, Northeast. CCN: 22-154-519

• A BB gun was recovered in the 5400 block of 32nd Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 47-year-old Scott Walker Thomas, of no fixed address, for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Destruction of Property, Resisting Arrest, Possession of a BB gun, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Leaving after Colliding, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 22-154-571

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

• A Glock 37 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of N Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-150-997

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 4600 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Tyrell Anthony Deangelo West, of Bowie, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, No Permit, Reckless Driving, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-154-644

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2600 block of 28thStreet, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Allan Wilson, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Fugitive from Justice, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-154-926

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

• A Stoeger Arms STR-9C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 42-year-old Franklin Antoine Dorn, of no fixed address, for Gambling, Felon in Possession, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. CCN: 22-155-411

• An I.O., Inc. assault rifle was recovered in the 4600 block of G Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 50-year-old Paulette Duncan, of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession, National Firearms Act, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-155-458

• A 9mm caliber handgun and a 7.62 caliber assault rifle were recovered in the 4600 block of G Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 23-year-old Michael James Blackmond, of Southeast, D.C., and 17-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana while Armed, Possession of a Destructive Device, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 22-134-846

• A Walther Creed 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5700 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Lee Marshall Green, of Northwest, D.C., for Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-155-646

• A Sig Sauer P-365 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4800 block of Benning Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 32-year-old Brian Jamal Wooden, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 22-155-792

• A Canik 55 TP-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of First Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Craig Jermaine Peacook, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Assault with Intent to Kill, Destruction of Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-155-843

Thursday, October 27, 2022

• A Crosman Arms SNR 357 .177 caliber BB gun was recovered in the 1700 block of C Street, Northeast. CCN: 22-155-939

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Columbia Road, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Darius Brown, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 22-155-950

• A Springfield XD-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of New Jersey Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Ariel Camille Cooper, of Northeast, D.C., for Murder II and Destruction of Property. CCN: 22-156-169

• A Taurus .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 900 block of 14thStreet, Southeast. CCN: 22-156-231

• A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 500 block of Tennessee Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 25-year-old Ricky Edwards, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm. CCN: 22-156-320

• A Taurus .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 1700 block of U Street, Northwest. CCN: 22-156-350

• A FNH FNS-9C 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 5000 block of H Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Chandell Stevenson, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Consumption of Marijuana in Public Space Prohibited, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, and Fugitive from Justice. CCN: 22-156-370