Six DC firefighters, EMS personnel on leave after video shows responders punching, kicking person

 Six members of Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS have been placed on administrative leave after a video showed multiple emergency personnel punch and kick a person in an apparent brawl while on duty. 

The video, posted on social media and broadcast by local news, shows what appear to be D.C. firefighters and EMS members slamming a person to the ground as they continued to punch and kick him while police officers attempted to break up the fight. It was not immediately clear who the personnel were fighting or what actions preceded the brawl.

D.C. Fire and EMS members were on the scene of a call April 25 when the altercation occurred, the department said in a statement to USA TODAY. 

“The actions depicting in a video of the incident are completely unacceptable and do not reflect the behavior we require of our members,” the statement said. 

The department is conducting a joint investigation with the DC Metropolitan Police Department. 

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