[PR] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: October 19, 2020 to October 26, 2020

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Tuesday, October 27, 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 19, 2020, through Monday, October 26, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 53 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 20, 2020

  • A Ruger P95 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 700 block of 9thStreet, Northwest. CCN: 20-150-248

  • A Springfield Armory XDS 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 2900 block of Nelson Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 16-year-old male juvenile, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. CCN: 20-150-303

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