14-Year-Old Boy Stabbed In The Head While Riding MTA Bus: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — Police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a 14-year-old boy in the head while riding an MTA bus last week.

The 14-year-old boy was riding an MTA Bx8 bus travelling near East Gun Hill Road and Bronxwood Avenue in the Bronx around 4:30 p.m. when an unknown man approached him, police said.

The suspect proceeded to stab the victim on the left side of his head with a cutting instrument, police said.

The 14-year-old boy was taken to NYC Health+Hospitals/Jacobi in stable condition, police said.

It is unknown at this time what led up to the stabbing incident.

There have been no arrests and an investigation remains ongoing.

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 X @NYPDTips.