A man wielding a machete was shot in the chest, leaving him in critical condition, in a road rage clash with a former NYPD cop on Staten Island Wednesday, police sources said.
Cops called to Vineland Ave. near Grantwood Ave. in Arden Heights about 9:30 a.m. found the 45-year-old victim suffering a gunshot wound, cops said.
The 50-year-old man who shot him remained at the scene, claiming the younger man had threatened him with the machete before he pulled his pistol and fired.
The shooting happened after the two were involved in a minor collision on nearby Carlton Blvd.
Medics rushed the man with the machete to Staten Island University North, where he was listed in critical condition.
No charges were immediately filed.
The shooter is a former NYPD officer who left the department before he was able to retire, a police source said. It was not immediately clear if he was working for another law enforcement agency when the shooting occurred.
