A man who was stabbed with a knife during a fight with another person at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the middle of the night Tuesday is expected to recover from his injuries, according to Customs and Border Protection.
The incident took place at 12:45 a.m. local time Wednesday on the pedestrian bridge by the airport’s Terminal 5.
A CBP officer had been leaving the terminal when he heard shouting from the bridge, which connects the airport to the short-term parking lot.
“As the officer approached, he encountered two males involved in an apparent verbal altercation. One of the males swung a safety cone at the other. In retaliation, the other male produced a knife and subsequently stabbed the other subject one time in the abdominal area,” CBP said in a statement.
The federal officer then drew his gun on the two men and ordered the suspect to drop his knife. He held the suspect at gunpoint until back-up officers arrived to arrest him.
The man suspected of stabbing the other “surrendered peacefully” while the victim was taken to the hospital and is recovering from his non-life-threatening wound, according to CBP.
The unnamed suspect is expected to be charged by Chicago police with aggravated battery with a weapon.
It’s not clear if the two men knew each other, what prompted the fight, or why they were at the airport.
CBP officers process incoming international travelers.
