[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: October 12, 2020 to October 19, 2020
Tuesday, October 20, 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, October 12, 2020, through Monday, October 19, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 60 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, October 13, 2020
An H&R 929 .22 caliber revolver was recovered in the 2300 block of 13thPlace, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 44-year-old Eric Watson Nsiah, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 20-146-517
A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 1300 block of G Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Keyshawn Lavender, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Device. CCN: 20-146-680
