A Washington State Police patrol runs over a person

At least one person was injured Saturday night in a city in the state of Washington, After a police patrol charged at a group of pedestrians attending an urban race, according to the Tacoma News-Tribune.

The incident took place shortly before 7:00 p.m., when a hundred people were looking at several cars spinning in circles on a downtown Tacoma street, police told the newspaper.

A police act arrived at the scene and charged against the crowd when people tried to block the vehicles, according to a witness.

Videos shared on social media showed the police act going over something or someone. Another video of the scene shared on Twitter appeared to show the vehicle hitting a person on the ground.

Police received a warning about a race on the street shortly before 7 p.m., Tacoma police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow told the News-Tribune.

The officer used the horn of his car to warn the crowd, the spokeswoman said. Then people started banging on the windows.

This caused the officer to rush out of the scene for his own safety, he added. One person was injured in the collision and was taken to a hospital.

The agent involved will step down administratively, city manager Elizabeth Pauli said. The Pierce County Police Investigation Team will investigate the case, Pauli said.