“NOBODY IS GOING TO STOP ME ON THIS TRAIN”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN SMILING ABOARD A LOWER MANHATTAN SUBWAY TRAIN STRUCK A 49-YEAR-OLD STRAPHANGER WITH A LARGE GARDENING TOOL… AND AUTHORITIES ARE NOW SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT.
Police are searching for an unidentified individual who swung a gardening tool at a straphanger aboard a lower Manhattan subway train.
The incident took place during rush hour.
On Sunday, August 9, the encounter occurred around 7:30 p.m. aboard a northbound “A/C” train.
The train was in the vicinity of Fulton Street and Nassau Street.
According to the NYPD, the individual whacked a 49-year-old man with the large gardening tool.
The victim was struck in the hand and legs.
And the straphanger suffered minor injuries from the blows.
Police said the victim refused medical attention at the scene.
The suspect fled the location after striking the victim.
Images released by the department captured the attacker smiling aboard the train while holding a large tool with a wooden handle.
He later fled the scene.
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Cops described the suspect as a man with a dark complexion.
He is approximately 30 years old.
The suspect stands about 6 feet tall.
He has an athletic build.
The man has short black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a black tank top.
The suspect also wore black pants.
He wore a blue baseball cap.
And he was seen wearing a silver necklace.
Then authorities asked anyone with information regarding the incident to contact police.
Tips can be shared by calling the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Spanish speakers are urged to call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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