Thursday, January 19, 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, January 9, 2022, through Monday, January 16, 2023, MPD detectives and officers recovered 45 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, January 10, 2022

• A Zastava 7.62.39 caliber assault rifle was recovered in the 4900 block of Ames Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Mondre Duvall, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and Leaving after Colliding – Property Damage. CCN: 23-005-388

• A Ruger Prescott EC-9S 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3600 block of Hayes Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-005-522

Wednesday, January 11, 2022

• A Taurus PT-111 G2 9mm caliber handgun and a Sig Sauer P-365 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 400 block of R Street, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 28-year-old Douglas MacArthur Vinson, of Silver Spring, MD, and 27-year-old Dareece Graves, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-005-531

• A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Bass Circle, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old JaJuan Gripper, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-005-579

• A Ruger LCP .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of Delaware Avenue, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Southwest, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 23-005-754

• A Smith & Wesson SD99 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of Ninth Place, Northwest. CCN: 23-005-855