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Video captures gasoline, flames and chaos during illegal street takeover

A fiery street takeover erupted in Norfolk, Virginia, with a crowd reportedly setting off fireworks and one person seen wielding a flamethrower.

Published May 22, 2026, 11:00 AM
Updated May 22, 2026, 11:51 AM1.4K
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Video captures gasoline, flames and chaos during illegal street takeover

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A quiet evening in a Norfolk, Virginia, neighborhood erupted into fiery chaos on Sunday during a terrifying street takeover.

A crowd of people was seen taking over an intersection and possibly starting fires. One person could be seen with what appeared to be a flamethrower.

One person was arrested following the fiery fiasco. Isaiah Duncan-Simmons, 19, from Virginia Beach was booked and charged with disorderly conduct and careless damage of property by fire.

Norfolk Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency received numerous calls for service for "a large gathering of people and cars speeding and driving recklessly at the intersection," police said.

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mug shot of Isaiah Duncan Simmons

Nineteen-year-old Isaiah Duncan-Simmons of Virginia Beach was arrested following a fiery street takeover, police say. (Norfolk Police Department)

The fiery madness happened Sunday around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Redgate Avenue and Greenway Court in the West Ghent neighborhood.

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In the video, someone is seen wearing a mask and holding up the possible flamethrower and aiming it overhead with flames spewing into the air. In another section of the clip, someone was seen holding what appeared to be a gas can and dumping gasoline everywhere with flames sparking immediately after.

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No injuries were reported.

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a ring of fire seen on neighborhood street at night

One man was arrested following a fiery street takeover in Norfolk, Virginia. (Nathan Humphrey via Storyful)

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This is not the first time Norfolk has seen a street takeover.

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WVEC-TV reported in March seven people were shot and seriously injured after an unauthorized gathering led to gunfire outside a shopping mall. That case is still under investigation.

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Norfolk Police have arrested one person in connection to a fiery street takeover. (Nathan Humphrey via Storyful)

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As for the West Ghent incident, Norfolk Police are asking the public to submit any video or photos of the event as they investigate.

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