Arrest outside of the 7-11 @ 12th & U St. NW - 3:30am - 8/31/09

As I arrived at the corner of 12th and U street, I saw the two men struggling on the ground, with one man in a headlock, and the 7-11 employee had just rushed back into the store. Right after I dismounted my bicycle, I could hear the police sirens approaching, so I pulled out my camera and began filming. While I was recording, I was also trying to lock my bicycle to the pole, so there are a few times when I accidentally placed my finger over the microphone and/or the camera hits the pole itself. After I lock my bike up, and it looked as though the police had the area under control, I made my way inside and stopped recording. When I left the store, I start recording again and made my way over to my bicycle. This time I placed the camera on the ground below the pole while I unlocked my bicycle and once it was unlocked, I picked up the camera and went home.

Being that I arrived at the scene after the two men had already begun struggling, I cannot remark on the nature of what happened before I got there. I'm am happy that no one was shot or killed. I will update this when I find the police report.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• 7/11
• 7-11
• 711
• Seven Eleven
• Convenience Store
• Police
• Arrest
• Washington
• DC
• DCist
• U Street
• 12th Street
• NW
• Sirens
• Police Car
• Bicycle
• Lock