Saturday, June 24, 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, June 12, 2023, through Monday, June 19, 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, June 12, 2023

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 3100 block of 24thStreet, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 24-year-old Charles Edward Owens, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Fugitive from Justice, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Obliterate, Remove, Change, or Alter the Serial Number of a Firearm. CCN: 23-094-618

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

• A SCCY Industries CPX-1 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of Trenton Place, Southeast. CCN: 23-094-648

• A Remington 1911 .45 caliber rifle, three Colt 1911 .45 caliber handguns, a Ruger 1911 .45 caliber handgun, two Colt 1911 BB guns, a Springfield Arms 1911 BB gun, and a Taurus 1911 BB gun were recovered in the 3300 block of Idaho Avenue, Northwest. CCN: 23-094-962

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun and a “Ghost Gun” handgun were recovered in the Unit block of Kenilworth Avenue, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 19-year-old Enrique Williams, of Northeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Ejai Barnes, of Suitland, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, National Firearms Act, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-095-076

• A SCCY Industries CPX-2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 400 block of Galloway Street, Northeast. CCN: 23-095-085

• A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2500 block of 17th Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old male juvenile, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Gambling, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 23-095-177

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

• A Taurus 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of 25thStreet, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Everett Whitley, of Silver Spring, MD, for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle – Crime of Violence, Driving under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, Counterfeit Tags, Fugitive from Justice, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 23-095-255

• A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of Decatur Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 18-year-old Cedae Hardy, of Southeast, D.C., for Armed Carjacking, Contempt – Felony, Unlawful Entry of a Motor Vehicle, Leaving after Colliding – Property Damage, Unlawful Entry, 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: 23-095-674

• A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 5000 block of A Street, Southeast. CCN: 23-095-762

• A Smith & Wesson MP9 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 600 block of 46th Place, Southeast. CCN: 23-095-795