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| 'Gun drawn' at US snowball fight | 'Gun drawn' at US snowball fight |
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| Police in the US are investigating a detective who appears to draw his gun during a mass snowball fight on the streets of Washington DC. | Police in the US are investigating a detective who appears to draw his gun during a mass snowball fight on the streets of Washington DC. |
| Video taken at the scene shows people pelting a man with snowballs after his car, a Hummer, gets stuck in the snow. | Video taken at the scene shows people pelting a man with snowballs after his car, a Hummer, gets stuck in the snow. |
| The man - not in uniform at the time - then appears to pull out a gun while an angry crowd gathers and chants: "Don't bring a gun to a snowball fight." | The man - not in uniform at the time - then appears to pull out a gun while an angry crowd gathers and chants: "Don't bring a gun to a snowball fight." |
| DC police refused to comment, telling the BBC an investigation was under way. | DC police refused to comment, telling the BBC an investigation was under way. |
| 'Don't shoot' | 'Don't shoot' |
| At one point on the video - shown on YouTube - the man identifies himself as a "detective", but refuses to give his full name. | At one point on the video - shown on YouTube - the man identifies himself as a "detective", but refuses to give his full name. |
| Then he proceeds to admit to pulling his gun. | Then he proceeds to admit to pulling his gun. |
| "Yes I did because I got hit by snowballs," he tells angry residents who demand to know his badge number. | "Yes I did because I got hit by snowballs," he tells angry residents who demand to know his badge number. |
| Images and video appear to show him exposing his gun briefly, always pointing towards the snow on the ground. | Images and video appear to show him exposing his gun briefly, always pointing towards the snow on the ground. |
| Panicked residents shout, "He's got a gun," but others continue to lob snowballs his way. | Panicked residents shout, "He's got a gun," but others continue to lob snowballs his way. |
| The confrontation, which took place on Saturday, ended only when other policemen were despatched to the scene, and managed to calm everyone down. | The confrontation, which took place on Saturday, ended only when other policemen were despatched to the scene, and managed to calm everyone down. |
| A spokesman for the DC Metropolitan Police Department, Det Kenny Bryson, told the BBC on Sunday that he would not comment on the allegations and refused to identify the officer involved. | |
| Det Bryson said the department was looking into the allegations of misconduct but that there was "nothing further" to report. | Det Bryson said the department was looking into the allegations of misconduct but that there was "nothing further" to report. |