An ICE agent dropped a pistol and then briefly pointed it at onlookers during a chaotic arrest made in the middle of a busy intersection this week, a viral video shows.
The scene played out Wednesday morning in Hyattsville, Maryland, just seven miles northeast of the White House, according to the local photographer Raphi Talisman, who says he recorded the clip during rush hour.
ICE has not released any details about the arrest, and did not respond to a request for comment. However, a nearly 10-minute-long video captured by Talisman has been shared thousands of times on social media.
The clip begins with Talisman exiting a vehicle at a red light and walking toward ICE officers who had pinned a man who seemed to be resisting arrest. Talisman said he was driving home from dropping off h