Wild video captured the moment a home in Virginia exploded Monday afternoon after a suspect inside the home shot at authorities who were trying to serve a search warrant, according to police and witnesses.
A massive explosion in Arlington sent debris and flames into the sky around 8:20 p.m., and could be heard and felt from afar.
“Holy f—king sh-t,” someone yelled as the car alarm went off.
Arlington County Police said the officers were attempting to execute a search warrant when a suspect fired several shots from inside the now leveled home.
Officers suffered minor injuries, and no one needed to go to the hospital.
The suspect’s condition was not immediately known. It is also unknown if anyone else was in the house.
Police previously said they were investigating after someone fired a flare gun from the home.
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Alex Wilson, the man who apparently recorded the footage, told Fox 5 DC police were approaching the home in a swat truck when the suspect started shooting at them.
When police started driving forward toward the window “the whole place went up,” Wilson said.
“It was wild, it was wild to say the least,” Wilson said in more footage of his interview with Fox 5 DC.
Police attempted to execute a search warrant at the home.
The police standoff has continued for at least several hours.
Arlington County police spokeswoman Ashley Savage said it was not known if the suspect fired a flare gun or other weapon at police.
Virginia Representative Patrick Hope, who lives with his family nearby, said in a tweet that his house was shaking and he could see flames from his front yard.
Police say someone fired a flare gun inside the home. X / @connormaj
“I was in my backyard, and I had heard before, kind of a firecracker, and then all of a sudden there was a loud explosion, and my whole house shook,” neighbor Ann-Elise Quinn told NBC. 4 Washington.
“All the lights went out immediately.”
Arlington Fire and Rescue said the fire was under control as of 11 p.m. Monday.
An investigation into the explosion is ongoing.
With Postal wire
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