Wednesday, October 6, 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 27, 2021, through Monday, October 4, 2021, MPD detectives and officers recovered 52 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 28, 2021

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun and a 7.62x39 caliber rifle were recovered in the 1300 block of First Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Trevon Alonte Devore, of Southwest, D.C., for Murder I. CCN: 21-064-373

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1900 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 41-year-old Joey Pernell Grady, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License/Prior Felony, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Driving under the Influence, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 21-139-436

• A SCCY Industries CPX-2 9mm caliber handgun and a PF9400 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 1300 block of Buchanan Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-139-669

• A Remington 877 12 gauge shotgun and a Winchester 12 gauge shotgun were recovered in the 600 block of F Street, Northeast. CCN: 21-139-926

• A Ruger P94 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 block of 20thStreet, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 42-year-old Darnell Cory Arrington, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License/Prior Felony, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol. CCN: 21-139-931

• A Harrington Richardson 158 20 gauge shotgun, a RTS 1966 .22 caliber revolver, and an Express 7 .22 caliber handgun were recovered in the 1800 block of 8th Street, Northwest. CCN: 21-139-933

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2400 block of Elvans Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Alex Rouse, of Hanover, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 21-139-961

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

• A Ruger P-80 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1900 block of 16th Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Anthony Darryl Walker, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 21-140-039