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Queens Man Arrested In Greenpoint, Brooklyn Road Rage Brawl

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Queens man is facing charges in a road rage incident caught on camera Wednesday afternoon in Brooklyn. Dramatic video shows the broad daylight melee play out in real time at a red light in Greenpoint. The victim had just started driving for Uber and says he fought back because he thought the attacker was going to steal his car. WATCH: Uber Driver Pinned By Car During Road Rage Incident In Brooklyn The footage allegedly shows 46-year-old Kevin McClean throwing air jabs towards the victim with a box cutter at the side of a road. Investigators say McClean then took the victim’s car and then pinned him between two vehicles as he attempted to flee the scene. The victim told CBS2 he felt lucky he made it out alive. “He got out of his car, started blaming me and taking swings at me so I defended myself,” the driver said. “He went back to his car, got a knife, and I was trying to not get cut.” Police said it was a miracle the victim wasn’t more seriously hurt. McClean is facing numerous charges, including attempted murder and robbery.

July 28, 2018 0 comment

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Brawl At Ontario Mall Has Shoppers Running For Cover

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ONTARIO (CBSLA) — A fight between five to 12 people at the Ontario Mills Mall Saturday evening had shoppers running for cover. Several witnesses said they heard gunfire but Ontario Police later discounted that report. Update: OPD confirms no active shooting occurred at Ontario Mills Mall. There was a fight that had broken out and caused patrons to panic. Ontario Mills Mall is safe. — Ontario Police Dept. (@OntarioPD) July 8, 2018 Police said a Taser was used during the fight that happened at the food court. People heard the Taser and ran, the people running, in turn, believed that there was an active shooter present. “Hysteria” was created, according to police. There were reports of some injuries caused by people trying to flee the scene. Most of the injuries were minor. KCAL9’s Cristy Fajardo called it “mass panic at a very crowded mall all over what turned out to be a false alarm.” (credit: CBS) Police told her the shape of the stun gun, or the sound, or both led people to believe a shooting was taking place. Firefighters arrives on scene wearing bullet-proof equipment while police went from store-to-store. One witness described the chaos for Fajardo. “And everyone ran out towards the exits shouting “gun, gun.’” he said, “and everyone at the AMC ran out cause they heard ‘gun.’ inside. And long story short, everyone panicked and it was just a fight gone wrong, with a Taser.” No arrests were reported.

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Brawl At Ontario Mall Has Shoppers Running For Cover

July 8, 2018 0 comment