A man was arrested for allegedly firing a pellet gun at a shuttle bus near North Station Friday evening, Boston police said.

Thomas Henderson, 20 of East Boston, faces charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and destruction of property, James Kenneally, a spokesman for the Boston police said.

The alleged shooting followed an altercation involving two motorists in the area of New Chardon and Cambridge streets at 5:07 p.m., police said.