Two members of Ireland’s police force, An Garda Síochána, responded to a call on Thursday, March 1, from an apartment in Cork about people throwing snowballs but soon came under fire from the very people they were seeking, according to eyewitnesses.

This video shows the moment the two officers, standing on an apartment balcony, started getting pelted with snowballs from two people down below. One of the officers then decides to return fire, to the amusement of onlookers.

Ireland’s meteorological service, Met Éireann, issued a red alert for a snowstorm on Thursday, warning of blizzard conditions and sub-zero temperatures. Credit: Stephanie Spitere via Storyful