Police in Virginia have released shocking footage of a street takeover that injured an officer and damaged a patrol car, as authorities continue to identify suspects in the attack.
Hundreds of people gathered for an illegal car rally in the parking lot of the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield on March 31.
A Fairfax County police officer arrived at the scene and encountered an armed mob that invaded his car.
Dashcam footage obtained by Fox News It showed that at least one person attempted to remove the vehicle’s license plate while others jumped on his patrol car and banged on the windows.
‘Everyone has masks. They are hitting my patrol car,” an officer said as he called for backup.
Hundreds of people gathered for an illegal car rally in Springfield, Virginia, on March 31.
Photos posted on social media of the street shooting show a man hanging from a car brandishing a rifle.
The images showed that at least one person tried to remove the license plate of a police patrol car.
“Several people blocked my patrol car and banged on the windows,” another officer said when he arrived at the scene.
Photos posted on social media of the street shooting show a man hanging from a car brandishing a rifle.
An officer who got out of his car was hit by a speeding driver.
“I think we narrowly escaped a death in the line of duty scenario. Because one of our officers was surrounded by a group of masked wannabe thugs who surrounded his car and acted criminally, in a way that I assure you will never happen again in Fairfax County. “said Police Chief Kevin Davis.
Police identified the driver as Ronal Urrea-Hernandez, 18, of Catonsville, Maryland, and obtained an arrest warrant for felony hit and run, speeding to elude and no operator’s license.
Carlos A Martinez Jr., 18, was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless driving after driving on the wrong side of the road and crashing into a police cruiser.
Authorities have identified Dylan Heckard, 20, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, because he posted a photo of himself giving the middle finger at a police car in the incident.
They have obtained arrest warrants for kidnapping, assault on a law enforcement officer, obstruction of justice and wearing a mask in public.
Police have identified a 17-year-old girl from Arlington who will not be named and will be charged with disorderly conduct and kidnapping for jumping on a police cruiser and preventing it from leaving.
‘So what does that mean for residential and commercial communities? It means there were no police officers protecting their neighborhoods, their communities, their businesses because these criminals diverted all of our attention to attacking one of our police officers,” Davis said.
The mother charged at the police vehicles while others jumped on the patrol car and banged on the windows.
Carlos A Martinez Jr. (pictured), 18, was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless driving after driving on the wrong side of the road and crashing into a police cruiser.
Authorities identified Dylan Heckard, 20, because he posted a photo of himself giving the middle finger at a police car in the incident.
An officer who got out of his car was hit by a driver, identified as Ronal Urrea-Hernández (pictured), who was speeding away from the scene.
Four people have been charged in connection and police are using social media to identify others who were there.
Street shots involve noisy crowds of people blocking roads, disrupting traffic, or, in some cases, illegal street racing.
About 100 people were using off-road vehicles in dangerous ways, causing dangerous conditions on the roads of Hartford, Connecticut, on March 30.
Police detained five members of the group and also reportedly found and recovered a gun, four ATVs, and a towed vehicle.
On March 16, a woman was hit by a car and thrown to the ground during a street shooting in Los Angeles.
Police estimated that 50 cars were involved in that weekend’s roadblock at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and West 63rd Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
The crowd was beginning to disperse when officers arrived around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
That morning, a Jeep was doused with gasoline and set on fire in the middle of the intersection while another vehicle made turns around it.
No injuries were reported and no arrests were made, authorities said.