A 31-year-old man was slashed on a Queens-bound A train in Brooklyn after accidentally bumping into another passenger. The attack occurred around 5:23 p.m. on August 29 near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station. The suspect became enraged, shouted something unintelligible, pulled a knife from his backpack, and slashed the victim on the left arm and side of the head before fleeing at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station. The victim was taken to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. The NYPD released surveillance images showing the suspect wearing a black hat, blue pants and a black sweater. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.
The attack took place around 5:23 p.m. on August 29 aboard a Queens-bound A train near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station, police said. According to authorities, a 31-year-old man boarded the crowded train and accidentally bumped into the suspect, who then became enraged. The suspect shouted something unintelligible before pulling a knife from his backpack. He then attacked, slashing the victim on the left arm and side of the head before fleeing the train at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station and disappearing into the crowd, police said.
He then attacked, slashing the victim on the left arm and side of the head before fleeing the train at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station and disappearing into the crowd, police said. The victim was rushed to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in stable condition, police said. The NYPD released surveillance images Tuesday evening of the suspect, who was last seen wearing a black hat, blue pants and a black sweater. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday morning. An investigation remains ongoing.
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