Man Pepper Sprayed During Argument In Times Square Subway: NYPD

MIDTOWN, NY — They said it, then he sprayed it.

Police are searching for a man who decided to close out an argument with a stranger by spraying him with pepper spray.

The victim, a 56-year-old man, was in some sort of disagreement with another person on April 11 inside the Times Square subway station, police said.

But them the words turned into a stinging release as the unidentified person unleashed a cloud of noxious pepper spray in the man's face, police said, before fleeing in an unknown direction.

NYP officials released an image of a person believed to be connected to the incident.

First responders treated the victim at the scene, according to officials.

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).