article_snippet: The incident began when White, carrying a bag, entered one of the lanes at the security checkpoint for Concourse B and began spraying Transportation Security Administration agents and bystanders with a can of wasp spray, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.
article_snippet: What I saw originally was one of the officers getting sprayed with the wasp spray," said TSA agent Carol Richel, whose arm was hit by one of the bullets fired at White.
article_snippet: The officer being sprayed with wasp spray picked up a bag and threw a bag at White to slow The officer down, but a machete still barged through, Richel told reporters.
article_snippet: It wasn't clear why White was at the airport.
article_snippet: Contrary to earlier reports, Normand said Saturday, White was no longer a taxi driver.
highlights_snippet: Richard White allegedly stormed an airport security area with a machete .