Monday, July 15, 2024, to Monday, July 22, 2024
Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to investigate and recover illegal firearms in Washington D.C. through intelligence-based policing to identify, interdict, and interrupt armed violent offenders within the District. In addition to our patrol officers, members from several of MPD’s specialized units work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off our streets. From Monday, July 15, 2024, through Monday, July 22, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 42 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, July 16, 2024
- A Smith & Wesson M&P9 EZ 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Banner Lane, Northwest. CCN: 24-108-727
- A Glock 26 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4900 block of Eads Place, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Isaiah Rasheed Boyd, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-108-836
- A Taurus G2C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Adams Place, Northeast. CCN: 24-108-975
- A Glock 27 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1200 block of C Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 31-year-old Kahneal Burrell, of Capitol Heights, MD, for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest, Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags, No Permit, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-109-030
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- A Glock 29 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Lawrence Chambers, of Silver Spring, MD, for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Destruction of Property, Fugitive from Justice, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-109-295
- A Taurus G3C 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 200 block of 35th Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 35-year-old Howard Bruce Randolph, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Simple Assault, Felon in Possession, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-109-606
- A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Fourth Street, Northeast. CCN: 24-109-781
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- A Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 400 block of Jefferson Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 23-year-old Joseph Robinson, of Northeast, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, National Firearms Act, Prohibited Possession of Certain Dangerous Weapons, and Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-109-978
- A Ruger Speed Six .357 caliber revolver was recovered in the 4300 block of Third Street, Southeast. CCN: 24-110-167
- A Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 2000 block of Benning Road, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 43-year-old Carl Raphal Johnson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Possession of Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-110-226
- A Taurus G3 9mm caliber handgun and a Roman Arms Cugir Draco 7.62x39mm caliber assault rifle (both pictured below) were recovered in the 200 block of N Street, Southwest. The following person was arrested: 14-year-old male juvenile, of Fort Washington, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-110-248
- A Hi-Point CF-380 .380 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2500 block of Porter Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 44-year-old Adolphus N. Howard, III, of Northeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol. CCN: 24-110-292
Friday, July 19, 2024
- A SCCY Industries CPX-2 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1500 block of New Jersey Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 26-year-old Samael Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Felon in Possession. CCN: 24-110-404
- A Smith & Wesson M&P AR-15 assault rifle was recovered in the 2700 block of Naylor Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 15-year-old male juvenile, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Robbery. CCN: 24-110-517
- A Ruger 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 800 block of H Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Taniya P. Brandon, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-110-715
- A Luger .22 caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Surrey Lane, Northwest. CCN: 24-110-765
- A Canik TP-9SFX 9mm caliber handgun, a Ruger 57 5.7x28mm caliber handgun, a Smith & Wesson SW9VE 9mm caliber handgun, and a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun (all pictured below) were recovered in the 200 block of Elmira Street, Southwest. The following people were arrested: 22-year-old Jhair Kalil Powell, of Clinton, MD, and 27-year-old Corban Hunter Jordan, of Southwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-110-805
Saturday, July 20, 2024
- A Smith & Wesson SW40VE .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 4300 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 28-year-old De Angelo Marion Porter, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-110-921
- A Glock 29 10mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 4300 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 40-year-old Jamarko D’Angelo Williams, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-110-928
- A Ruger Speed Six .357 caliber revolver was recovered in the 4300 block of Third Street, Southeast. CCN: 24-111-171
- A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Romeo Brown, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-111-279
- A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the intersection of Eastern Avenue & Michigan Avenue, Northeast. The following people were arrested: 18-year-old Jorge Flores Rodriguez, of Hyattsville, MD, and 19-year-old Luis Mario Cardona, of Hyattsville, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, National Firearms Act, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-111-452
- A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1700 block of Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Deonte Anthony Bransome, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-111-488
- An AR-15 .300 caliber “Ghost Gun” assault rifle was recovered in the 400 block of New Jersey Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 20-year-old Anthony D. Butler, of Oxon Hill, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Consumption of Marijuana in a Public Space Prohibited, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-111-498
Sunday, July 21, 2024
- A Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1800 block of Jefferson Place, Northwest. The following people were arrested: 33-year-old Christopher Isaiah Brown, of Clinton, MD, and 24-year-old Christian Nirel Turner, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 24-111-562
- A 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 1400 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 27-year-old Demaine Marquise Campbell, of Northwest, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol Without a License, Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of An Open Container of Alcohol, Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Receiving Stolen Property, Violating Drug Free Zone, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-111-832
- A Glock 31 .357 caliber handgun was recovered in the 5100 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 37-year-old Claude Corey Marshall, of Temple Hills, MD, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Discarding of Firearms/Ammunition, Fugitive from Justice, Fleeing from a Law Enforcement Officer in a Motor Vehicle, and Loaning Registration, Misuse of Temporary Tags. CCN: 24-111-886
Monday, July 22, 2024
- A Glock 17 9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) and a XBG 4.5mm caliber BB gun were recovered in the 4400 block of Ponds Street, Northeast. The following person was arrested: 19-year-old Rickey Lindsey, of Northeast, D.C., for Receiving Stolen Property, Unlawful Possession of a Machine Gun, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-112-180
- A Ruger LCP Max .380 caliber handgun and a Glock 43 9mm caliber handgun were recovered in the 1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Brent Roy Wilson, of Loxahatchee, FL, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 24-112-315
- A Sig Sauer P-320 .45 caliber handgun, a Kahr Arms CM-40 .40 caliber handgun, a Kel-Tec P-380 .380 caliber handgun, Jimenez Arms J-22 .22 caliber handgun, and a Taurus PT-140 .40 caliber handgun were recovered in the 2800 block of Hartford Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 49-year-old Michael William Anderson, of Southeast, D.C., for Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Felon in Possession, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-112-521
- A Smith & Wesson .357 caliber revolver and a .223 caliber “Ghost Gun” assault rifle were recovered in the 2200 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast. The following people were arrested: 22-year-old Kayvon Bell, of Southeast, D.C., 27-year-old James Robert Brown, Jr., of Northeast, D.C., and 18-year-old Darrell Anderson, of Southeast, D.C., for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Liquid PCP, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. CCN: 24-112-522
It is one of MPD’s main goals to safely remove illegal firearms from D.C. streets to reduce crime and the fear of crime in the community. The responsibility to recover illegal firearms falls on the shoulders of all MPD officers. We also thank members of the community for their help in creating safe neighborhoods.
Metropolitan Police Department also recovers illegal firearms with the assistance of anonymous tips made through MPD’s anonymous tip line. Anyone who has information regarding illegal firearms should call police