15 police officers injured after street party in South London descends into a violent skirmish (Videos)

An impromptu block party in Brixton, South London resulted in chaos after police called to the scene were assaulted and forced to flee. At least 15 officers were reportedly injured.

Officers came under attack by a large crowd that had assembled near Angell Town estate in Brixton, according to media reports. Footage shows a column of police facing off with the crowd.

They appear to be dodging projectiles as they attempt to clear the streets. As well as the officers’ injuries in the overnight incident, several law-enforcement vehicles were also attacked.

BREAKING – Scotland Yard confirms 15 police officers were injured in serious disorder following a block party in Brixton, south London overnight. (Caution – bad language on video) https://t.co/xyKBevOpWW

— Mark White (@skymarkwhite) June 25, 2020

Look at the scale of disorder in Brixton last night. Must be hundreds of police officers. And yet barely reported so far. Crazy. https://t.co/n3DC9P9MLa

— Michael Heaver (@Michael_Heaver) June 25, 2020

London police said in a statement that they had been called to the scene due to noise and public safety complaints, but that the crowd refused to cooperate. The group eventually became “hostile” towards officers, the force claimed. Police Commander Colin Wingrove stressed that the violence was “totally unacceptable” and would not be tolerated. Home Secretary Priti Patel also condemned the “utterly vile scenes” that occurred during the fracas.

One video shows a man using the leg of a table to smash in the windshield of an abandoned police car. Another clip shows a police van coming under attack.

Police car smashed up in Brixton last night, 15 police officers injured. Was this leading TV News this morning? pic.twitter.com/q3M1cwMMAX

— Michael Heaver (@Michael_Heaver) June 25, 2020

The way they’re running the police out of Brixton makes me think this is Gotham City. C’mon let’s do better. pic.twitter.com/IutIMFShCC

— Michael Morgan (@mikewhoatv) June 25, 2020

At least four arrests were made before police were forced to withdraw.