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VIDEO: Man in wheelchair goes on racist rant at Reno, Nevada airport

Posted at 1:08 PM, May 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-23 16:17:12-04

(CNN) - A wheelchair-bound man at the Reno airport in Nevada was captured on video making racist remarks to a man speaking Spanish to his mother.

Bilingual passenger Hector Torres said he was talking to his mother on the phone while waiting to board a United Airlines flight.

 

Moments later the man referred to as "Mike" in the video began to show rage, yelling racial slurs and profanities.

At one point, the man even appeared to physically assault Torres.

When police arrived, Torres decided against pressing charges.

"Mike" did not get on the same flight as Torres.

A spokesperson for the Reno airport said in a statement that the altercation is under investigation.

Courtesy: CNN Newsource