A group of teens took over a Virginia street Sunday night, with one masked individual allegedly shooting off what appeared to be a flamethrower during the incident.
The incident occurred in the area of Redgate Avenue and Greenway Court in Norfolk’s Ghent neighborhood, according to WAVY. Neighbors noted the takeover unfolding around 8:15 p.m. before calling the Norfolk Police Department (NPD) at 8:22 p.m. An officer responded to the scene five minutes later, police said.
The officer had to respond to a separate call involving a weapon, so a second officer was sent to the scene of the takeover and arrived at 8:40 p.m. Video obtained by WAVY and WTKR News 3 shows a masked individual appearing to shoot off the flamethrower amid a large crowd of people gathered in the street. The crowd of bystanders moves out of the way to dodge the firework. Later, a car can be seen performing donuts as the crowd of bystanders films the incident.
A local resident who wanted to be identified only as Aleida confirmed the teens were shooting fireworks while speaking with WAVY.
“I opened my door and I just immediately smelled the smell of burned rubber,” she said. “I see them across the park just doing donuts, doing burnouts, shooting fireworks, then the flamethrower.”
