Fight Breaks Out At NC Gas Station Amid Shortage, Caught On Video

Charlotte NC

12 May, 2021

2:45 PM

Description

NORTH CAROLINA — The ongoing gas shortage in North Carolina led to flaring tempers and flying punches at one North Carolina gas station Tuesday, according to a report. The fight, seemingly set off after a woman attempted to cut the line of drivers waiting for a turn at the pump, underscores the frustrations felt by the region after a cyberattack led to the temporary shutdown of supply from the Colonial Pipeline earlier in the week. SEE ALSO: Nearly 3 Out Of 4 Gas Stations Out Of Gas In Charlotte Metro A video of the altercation, obtained by WRAL, shows tensions quickly spiraling outside a Marathon gas station in the Raleigh suburb of Knightdale, North Carolina. In the video, a woman driving a white Honda attempted to cut the line, and when no one would allow her in, she hit the driver side of a waiting SUV. She then got out of her car, went to the driver's door and spit on the man she hit through an open window before walking back to her vehicle. The man got out of his vehicle, walked up to the woman as she yelled into a cell phone, and spit at her. That's about the time punches flew and the two began to grapple in the parking lot. At one point, the man appears to fling her phone into the road, and she ripped his T-shirt. SEE ALSO: Panic Buying At the Pump, State of Emergency, Fallout From Hack According to WRAL, police were called to the gas station. Video of the altercation may be viewed here. As of Wednesday afternoon, about 65 percent of gas stations in North Carolina were out of gas, according to GasBuddy.