[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: April 27, 2020 to May 4, 2020
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C. In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU), and Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs)—who work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off of our streets. From Monday, April 27, 2020, through Monday, May 4, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 32 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, April 28, 2020
A Glock 26 Gen4 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 300 block of Riggs Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Jonathan Vazquez, of Hyattsville, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Theft Second Degree. CCN: 20-064-812
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 300 block of 63rd Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 38-year-old Christian December Worley, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 20-065-143
