[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: August 3, 2020 to August 10, 2020

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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 3, 2020, through Monday, August 10, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 56 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 4, 2020

  • A Smith & Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ M2.0 .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1100 block of Okie Street, Northeast. CCN: 20-111-310

  • A Master Piece Arms 9mm caliber semi-automatic pistol (pictured below) was recovered in the 5000 block of D Street, Southeast. CCN: 20-111-333

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  • A Taurus PT140 Pro .40 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 5300 block of Astor Place, Southeast. CCN: 20-111-324

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