Brooklyn slasher's fiery rampage: Suspect sought for attacking three residents in unprovoked attacks, sources say | amNewYork

"According to sources familiar with the investigation, 27-year-old Odyssey Head is wanted by police for running amok through the borough. The first incident occurred when Head allegedly entered a residential building located at 1353 New York Ave. in East Flatbush around 5 a.m. on Oct. 25. Once inside, he allegedly damaged a washer and dryer unit and set fire to clothing. He then fled the building. No injuries were reported."

"A mere hour and a half later, at 6:30 a.m. Saturday inside of the Church Avenue subway station, police sources said the suspect approached and slashed a 37-year-old man in the neck as the victim waited on the platform. The assault was unprovoked, the sources said. EMS rushed the victim to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition."

"Sources said the second attack occurred later that night at around 9:40 p.m. on Oct. 25, when officers from the 67th Precinct rushed to the intersection of Foster and New York Avenues after a 911 caller reported that a man had been slashed. Upon arrival, cops found a 53-year-old man suffering a slash wound to the left side of his face. EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/ Kings County in stable condition."

Police are searching for 27-year-old Odyssey Head after multiple unprovoked slashings and an arson incident across Brooklyn on Oct. 25–26. The first reported incident involved damage to a washer-dryer and clothing set alight inside a residential building in East Flatbush; no injuries were reported. About 6:30 a.m., a 37-year-old man was slashed in the neck at the Church Avenue subway station and taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Later that night a 53-year-old man was slashed at Foster and New York Avenues and transported to Kings County in stable condition. A third victim, 56, was slashed outside a Newkirk Avenue building and taken to Kings County in stable condition. Authorities say the attacks were unprovoked and the suspect is believed to be armed.

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