[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: June 15, 2020 to June 22, 2020

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(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, June 15, 2020, through Monday, June 22, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 16 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, June 16, 2020

  • A 9mm “Ghost Gun” handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 500 block of Newcomb Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old John Stewart, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-089-104

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