Thursday, March 9, 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, February 27, 2023, through Monday, March 6, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 58 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, February 27, 2023

• An England Firearms R73 .32 caliber revolver was recovered in the 2000 block of 15th Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-030-946

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

• A “Ghost Gun” was recovered in the 100 block of M Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Destruction of Property. CCN: 23-031-473

• An FNH FN 509 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Meridian Place, Northwest. CCN: 23-031-898

• A Glock 20 .10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of 16th Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Mar’tino Young, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and No Permit. CCN: 23-031-899

• A Sig Sauer P-365 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4300 block of Third Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-032-193

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3100 block of 14thStreet, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Tahj Martin, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Assault on a Police Officer, Bench Warrant, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-032-330

• A Cobray M-11 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 600 Condon Terrace, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Keshaun Eugene Rice, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Leaving after Colliding – Property Damage, Destruction of Property, No Permit, Reckless Driving, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-032-370

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of Ninth Street, Northwest. CCN: 23-032-467

• A Taurus PT-99AF 9mm caliber handgun and two 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handguns (all pictured below) were recovered in the 800 block of Chesapeake Street, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 19-year-old J’mond Fields, of Southeast, D.C., and 16-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Armed Carjacking, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-032-518