The Metropolitan Police Department's First District announce two men have been arrested for carrying illegal firearms in Southwest, DC.
On Sunday, December 17, 2023, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Officers were in the area of the 700 block of Maine Avenue, Southwest, when they heard the sounds of gunshots. When they arrived on the scene to investigate, a security officer who also heard the gunshots provided a lookout for two men who fled the scene. The officers were able to apprehend both men and both were found to be in possession of a handgun.
On Sunday, December 17, 2023, 28-year-old D’Montre Gay of Temple Hills, MD, and 42-year-old Micah Cosby of Riverdale, MD, were arrested for Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, and Possession of Unregistered Ammunition. D’Montre Gay was additionally charged with Destruction of Property and Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm.
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