BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say an investigation is underway after a police officer for the Buffalo-area public transit agency fired at a car whose driver allegedly was trying to run him over.
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority officials say one of the agency’s officers stopped a car Thursday for parking illegally in front of a bus stop in the city.
When the officer approached the vehicle, the driver pulled away before stopping nearby. Officials say the driver then attempted to hit an officer who arrived on scene as backup. The agency says that officer responded by firing one shot through the car’s windshield. No one was hit.
The driver and a passenger attempted to flee on foot but were caught after a brief chase.
The officer who fired the shot is on paid administrative leave.
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