[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: January 27, 2019 to February 3, 2020

Tuesday, February 4, 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, January 27, 2020, through Monday, February 3, 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:

Monday, January 27, 2020

• A FN 57 5.7mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Washington Place, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Sean Demetrius Alston, of Northwest, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed. CCN: 20-016-640

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun and a Semi-Automatic .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (both pictured below) were recovered in the 1700 block of 7th Street, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 20-year-old Dangelo Holley, of Northwest, D.C., 21-year-old Davon Dabney, of Northwest, D.C., and 20-year-old Tyree Marshall, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Alter ID Marks of a Weapon, and Resisting Arrest. CCN: 20-004-071

• A Smith & Wesson Compact USP .40 caliber handgun and a “Ghost Gun” 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 700 block of Madison Street, Northwest. CCN: 20-016-941

• A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 43-year-old Adrian Dominick Williams, of Northwest, D.C., for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Destruction of Property, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession. CCN: 20-017-100