Crime & Safety
Man Randomly Slashed In Face On Upper West Side Train: Police
A man was riding the 2 train approaching the 72nd Street station, when a person walked up to him and slashed him, police said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A person was randomly slashed in the face Tuesday with a razor while riding a train on the Upper West Side, police said.
A 49-year-old man was riding a northbound 2 train approaching the 72nd Street station about 9:45 p.m., when a person walked up to him — and for no apparent reason — slashed him in the face, police said.
The man was cut in the nose and taken by emergency services to St. Luke's Hospital in stable condition, police said.
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NYPD did not specify what happened after the slashing, and how long the attacker and victim stayed on the train.
Police did release a photo, though, Thursday of the person wanted in connection to the random attack.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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