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Man Attacks People With Knife, Gets Thrown Around: DC Police

A man suspected of attacking someone with a knife in D.C. was set upon by multiple people, who threw him around on video.

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A man suspected of attacking someone with a knife in DC was set upon by multiple people, who threw him around on video.
A man suspected of attacking someone with a knife in DC was set upon by multiple people, who threw him around on video. (Image: YouTube screengrab)

WASHINGTON, DC -- A man suspected of attacking someone with a knife appeared to have gotten it as good as he is accused of giving it based on video released by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police say the man in the video is being sought in an assault with a dangerous weapon (knife) offense and that the incident happened in the 2600 block of 15th Street NW on Tuesday.

In two separate occasions in the video, the suspect can be seen trying to flee, only to be caught by someone who throws him to the ground, and then by someone who throws him into a fence.

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