MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries | Monday, April 10, 2023, to Monday, April 17, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 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, April 10, 2023, through Monday, April 17, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 57 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, April 10, 2023
A Walther P-99 BB gun was recovered in the 2100 block of First Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-055-605
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2100 block of First Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 62-year-old Worrick Benedict Logan, of New Carrolton, MD, for Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-055-922
A .223 caliber “Ghost Gun” assault rifle, a Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun, and a Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 200 block of 37th Place, Southeast. CCN: 23-056-264
A Taurus Pro PT-145 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3200 block of Hiatt Place, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Derico Footman, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 23-056-302
A .357 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 6000 block of Eads Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 44-year-old Khary Antonio Davis, of Oxon Hill, MD, 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: 23-056-316