Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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, August 12, 2019, through Monday, August 19, 2019, MPD detectives and officers recovered 33 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, August 13, 2019

• A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3300 block of Wheeler Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Davon Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Felon in Possession. CCN: 19-143-116 

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

• A Beretta 85 Cheetah .380 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 4300 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 17-year-old juvenile male, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License. CCN: 19-143-715