MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: Monday, Sept 25, 2023, to Monday, Oct 2, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 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, September 25, 2023, through Monday, October 2, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 46 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, September 26, 2023
A Mossberg 590 12 gauge shotgun, a Steven Arms Gibraltar 12 gauge shotgun, and a Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun were recovered in the 2700 block of James McGee, Jr. Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-158-897
A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1000 block of 48th Place, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Darry Thomas Cook, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Consumption of Marijuana in Public Space Prohibited, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-158-948
A .22 caliber revolver was recovered in the 400 block of Penn Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-158-968
A Sig Sauer P-320 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Phillip Lee Hines, II, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Parole Violation (Warrant), National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-158-975
A Diamondback DB-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4800 block of Texas Avenue, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 18-year-old Karon Robinson, of Southeast, D.C., and 23-year-old Ahmad Marquise McKeithan, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. CCN: 23-159-038
A Diamondback DB-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of U Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Q’Sean Richard Meyers, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Burglary in the Second Degree, and Destruction of Property. CCN: 23-159-183