(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 29, 2020, through Monday, July 6, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 19 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, June 29, 2020

• A Glock 21 .45 caliber handgun was recovered in the 5200 block of E Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Juwan Williams, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, and Counterfeit Tags. CCN: 20-094-821

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

• A Smith & Wesson M&P Shield .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 44-year-old Savontae Dodie Perkins, of Southeast, D.C., for Driving under the Influence, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Unlawful Possession of Liquid PCP. CCN: 20-095-339

• A Taurus .45 caliber handgun and a Century Mini Draco 7.62x39 caliber handgun were recovered in the 1000 block of 14th Street, Southeast. CCN: 20-095-406 

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

• A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun, a Marlin Arms XS7 .243 caliber rifle, and a Mossberg Maverick 88 12 gauge shotgun (all pictured below) were recovered in the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 45-year-old Robert Dean Dennis, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-095-682