CBP officer fires weapon in road rage incident near JFK Airport

An on-duty U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) officer fired his weapon throughout a visitors accident close to New York Metropolis’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport on Tuesday, reviews point out.

The incident occurred round 4:45 a.m. on the Van Wyck Expressway, close to an airport entrance. KABC TV reported.

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An aerial view of visitors close to John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York Metropolis, the place a federal agent reportedly fired his weapon throughout a visitors accident on Tuesday. (WNYW)

A CBP agent informed authorities he was assaulted by one other driver after a minor automobile accident. He mentioned he fired his service weapon a number of instances in self-defense.

Nobody was injured.

The motive force of the opposite car left earlier than Port Authority police arrived.

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Terminal 4 at JFK Airport in New York (iStock)

Nobody has been situated or arrested.

The incident closed a number of lanes of the freeway. Drivers heading to the airport had been suggested of great visitors delays.

U.S. Customs and Border Safety headquarters in Washington, DC, Could 10, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)

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Fox Information Digital has contacted CBP, the Division of Homeland Safety and the Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey.