Wednesday, September 22, 2021 

(Washington, DC) – 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 13, 2021, through Monday, September 20, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 68 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 13, 2021

• A Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3000 block of 22nd Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Lavar Unique Bragg, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Leaving after Colliding, and No Permit. CCN: 21-130-944

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1900 block of Ridgecrest Court, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Jason Duckett, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, and Receive or Possess firearm which is not Identified by a Serial Number. CCN: 21-131-450

• A Hi-Point C9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of P Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Damien Griffin, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-131-837

• A Rossi MP .410 gauge shotgun and a Savage-Stevens 94 Series 16 gauge shotgun were recovered in the 5000 block of Shepherd Parkway, Southwest. CCN: 21-131-852

• A Taurus Millennium PT745 Pro .45 caliber handgun and a Taurus Slim .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 100 block of Florida Avenue, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 23-year-old Davon Brown, of Southeast, D.C., and 29-year-old Jeremy Brown, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Counterfeit Tags, and No Permit. CCN: 21-132-033

• A Smith & Wesson MP9 Shield 9mm handgun and a Rossi M88 .38 caliber revolver (both pictured below) were recovered in the 5500 block of Illinois Avenue, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 28-year-old Ralique Hazel, of Northeast, D.C., 38-year-old Freddie D. Slade, of Northeast, D.C., and 29-year-old Aaron Williams, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-132-053