The crime took place during a protest outside the 46 Precinct in Fordham Heights on Friday night.
Other demonstrators pushed barricades into police officers and threw eggs at a marked van.
The group was protesting a police-involved shooting last Sunday.
Police identify gunmen following deadly shootout in the Bronx
The person who doused the van with gas could face state and federal charges.
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