Man Slashed At BK Subway Station: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — A 29-year-old man was slashed while at a Brooklyn subway station last week, police said.

The incident happened on May 24 at about 6:30 p.m. at the Smith Street and 9th Street subway station, police said.

The victim was walking up the escalators, when an unidentified man approached and slashed him with an unknown sharp object in the torso, causing a laceration, police said.

The suspect fled on foot towards the northbound platform of the subway station, police said.

The 29-year-old victim was transported to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The suspect is described as about 30 to 45 years of age, medium build, 5'9" tall, weighing 160 pounds and was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black pants, white sneakers and black book bag, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.