Unruly crowd surrounds Virginia cops during street takeover with rifle-wielding ... trends now
Virginia police have released startling dashcam footage of a street takeover that injured one officer and damage a cruiser, as authorities continue to identify suspects from the attack.
Hundreds of people gathered for an illegal car meetup at parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield on March 31.
A Fairfax County police officer arrived on the scene and was met with an armed mob that swarmed her car.
Dashcam footage obtained by Fox News showed at least one person attempted to remove the license plate from the vehicle while others jumped on her cruiser and banged on the windows.
'They've all got masks on. They're beating on my cruiser,' one officer said while calling for back up.
Hundreds of people gathered for an illegal car meetup at in Springfield, Virginia on March 31
Photos posted to social media from the street takeover show one man hanging out of a car brandishing a rifle
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Footage showed at least one person attempted to remove the license plate from a police cruiser
'Multiple people blocking my cruiser, banging on windows,' another officer said when they arrived on scene.
Photos posted to social media from the street takeover show one man hanging out of a car brandishing a rifle.
One officer who got out of their car was struck by a driver who was speeding away.
'I believe we narrowly escaped a line-of-duty death scenario of our own. Because one of our officers was surrounded by a bunch of masked, tough-guy-wannabe-thugs who surrounded her car, and acted in a criminal manner, in a way that I'll tell you is never going to happen again in Fairfax County,' Police Chief Kevin Davis said.
Police identified the driver as 18-year-old Ronal Urrea-Hernandez of Catonsville, Maryland and have obtained a warrant for his arrest for felony hit and run, speed to elude and no operators license.
Carlos A Martinez Jr., 18, was arrested at the scene and charged with reckless driving
