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, June 24, 2024, through Monday, July 1, 2024, MPD detectives and officers recovered 44 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 24, 2024
- A Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the Unit block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast. CCN: 24-096-044
- A Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 900 block of L Street, Northwest. CCN: 24-096-379
- A Taurus GC3 9mm caliber handgun was recovered in the 1000 block of U Street, Northwest. The following person was arrested: 21-year-old Amari Dorn, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Unlawful Discarding of a Firearm, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. CCN: 24-096-543
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
- A Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun was recovered in the 2200 block of Savannah Street, Southeast. CCN: 24-096-967
- A BB handgun was recovered in the 2300 block of Altamont Place, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 30-year-old Maleka Jackson, of no fixed address, for Possession of a BB Gun and Receiving Stolen Property. CCN: 24-096-995
- A Beretta 92FS9mm caliber handgun (pictured below) was recovered in the 3300 block of 22nd Street, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 29-year-old Lamont Street, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device, two counts of Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance while Armed, Felon in Possession, Receiving Stolen Property, and National Firearms Act. CCN: 24-097-094
- A Glock 80 9mm caliber “Ghost Gun” handgun was recovered in the 2600 block of Bowen Road, Southeast. The following person was arrested: 22-year-old Gregory Ferguson, of Southeast, DC, for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, and Possession with the intent to Distribute Marijuana. CCN: 24-097-206
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- A Rossman Full Auto R1 BB rifle was recovered