[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: July 20, 2020 to July 27, 2020

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Wednesday, July 29, 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, July 20, 2020, through Monday, July 27, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 45 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, July 21, 2020

  • A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 800 block of O Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Justin Dorsey, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-104-745

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