Thursday, September 12, 2024

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 2, 2024, through Monday, September 9, 2024, 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:  

Monday, September 2, 2024

• A Marlin Arms 1897 .22 caliber rifle, two Browning Arms .22 caliber rifles, a Winchester 30-30 rifle, a Remington Arms .20 caliber shotgun, a rifle, a Star Eiba 9mm caliber handgun, a Colt Trooper .357 caliber revolver, an H. Gilks pistol, and a pistol were recovered in the 4500 block of 49th Street, Northwest. CCN: 24-135-262

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

• A Glock 47 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Cedar Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Terrell Rayvon Wright, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Contempt of CPO/TPO, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-136-021

• A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of block of Hartford Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Ahmed Shelton Tate, of Southeast, D.C., for Prohibited Possession of Certain Dangerous Weapons, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 24-136-034

• A Smith & Wesson M&P40 .40 caliber handgun, a Stoeger Arms Cougar .45 caliber handgun, a J. Sevens 320 12-gauge shotgun, a .22 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun, a Canik 55 9mm caliber handgun, a Remington Arms .22 caliber revolver were recovered in the 2100 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 29-year-old Rashid Garnett Woods, of Southeast, D.C., 28-year-old Jewan Mathis, of Southeast, D.C., 35-year-old Mike Woodward, of Southeast, D.C., 22-year-old Elijah Atuan Matheny, of Northeast, D.C., and 30-year-old James Matheny, of Northeast D.C., for Fugitive from Justice, Resisting Arrest, Destruction of Property, Threat to Kidnap or Injure a Person, Assault on a Police Officer, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Endangerment with a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-136-085 

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2500 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 39-year-old Anthony Earl Chiles, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed. CCN: 24-136-174

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun and a .223 caliber assault rifle (both pictured below) were recovered in the 2400 block of Wagner Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Bryant Howard, Jr., of Northwest, D.C., for Destruction of Property, Endangerment with a Firearm, Prohibited Possession of Certain Dangerous Weapons, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-125-994

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