Wild shootout in Northeast DC captured on home surveillance video

Home surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 captures the chaotic scene during a shootout Friday evening in Northeast DC.

Home surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 captures the chaotic scene during a shootout Friday evening in Northeast D.C.

The video shows numerous people shooting at each other, and panic by neighbors, starting around 6:41 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Simms Place Northeast.

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The mayhem lasts less than two minutes. Some of the gunmen assist one person who was apparently wounded in the shooting as D.C. police arrive at the scene.

A police report from the incident show six people were arrested after the shootout.

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FOX 5 has cropped the surveillance video to help protect the identity of the homeowner. Viewer discretion is advised:

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Wild shootout in Northeast DC captured on home surveillance video

Home surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 captures the chaotic scene during a shootout Friday evening in Northeast D.C.

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