Residents in the Range Lake area of Yellowknife say they are shocked by what happened there over the weekend, after uninvited guests at a house party swarmed police and tried to damage police vehicles.

RCMP say six people were arrested after a group in their late teens and early 20s fought in the street at about 2 a.m. Sunday, after they were told to leave what was supposed to be a quiet house party on Wilkinson Crescent.

Six people were arrested after a group in their late teens and early 20s fought police in the street at around 2 a.m. Sunday, after they were told to leave what was supposed to be a quiet house party on Wilkinson Crescent in Yellowknife. ((CBC))

Neighbour Graeme Ferguson said he called police when fights broke out between the partygoers, and was told the RCMP was already on the way.

Ferguson said he then watched from his window as police tried to get the chaotic scene under control.

"The kids were beating on their cop cars," he said. "It was a pretty hairy situation for the cops by the looks of things.

"They were actually trying to get us to come out there and fight them," he added.

"They were doing gestures, pointing at us, telling us to come out there, and hammering their fists into the ground, pretty much. It was crazy…. We were happy to see the cops get control of the situation."

Trevor Inman said the neighbourhood is usually pretty quiet.

"For parties on the block…. That's probably the first time I've ever heard of it," he said.

Other residents agreed that this kind of behaviour in their neighborhood is unusual. All said, there had never been trouble before from the house where the party took place, they added.

None of the residents said they recognized any of the people they saw during the fight.

Most of the mess was cleaned up on Sunday.

The RCMP is asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward. Investigators say they are especially interested in any video footage of the event that may have been taken.