Tuesday, May 2, 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 24, 2023, through Monday, May 1, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 53 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 24, 2023

• An assault rifle was recovered in the 500 block of Morse Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Bryan Turner, of Winchester, VA, for Fugitive from Justice, Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-063-595

• An Ajax XBG BB gun was recovered in the 600 block of Milwaukee Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Vincent Dunbar, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 23-063-610

• A Glock 30 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 300 block of 50thStreet, Northeast. CCN: 23-063-763

• A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of 37thPlace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Christian Jones, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License – Gun Free Zone, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-063-818

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

• A Pioneer Arms Sporter 7.62x39 caliber assault rifle, a Taurus Millennium Pro PT-140 .40 caliber handgun, and a Springfield Armory XDM .45 caliber handgun were recovered in the 2300 block of 18th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Essam Lofty, of Northwest, D.C, for Simple Assault, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 23-064-071

• A Springfield Armory XD-9 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 400 block of E Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 51-year-old Daniel Paulus, of Ravenna, OH, for Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-064-193

• A Western Field Montgomery Ward M-550 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the 3300 block of Warder Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-064-300

• An FNH FN 509 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of Anacostia Avenue, Northeast. CCN: 23-064-329

• A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Q Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-064-383

• A Ross M-68 .38 caliber revolver was recovered in the 1700 block of T Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Armed Carjacking, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 23-064-405

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1900 block of Good Hope Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 34-year-old Hakeem Alonzo Remy, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Felon in Possession, Prisoner Escape, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-064-435

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