(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, September 21, 2020, through Monday, September 28, 2020, MPD detectives and officers recovered 56 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, September 22, 2020

• A Glock 19 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1300 block of Savannah Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Ssaki Jones, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-135-229

• A .40 caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Payne Terrace, Southeast. CCN: 20-135-524

• A Ruger 10/22 .22 caliber rifle (pictured below) and a Glock 19 BB gun were recovered in the 4400 block of 3rd Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Oxon Hill, MD, for Possession of a BB gun, Carrying a Rifle or Shotgun outside a Home or Business, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 20-135-576