Crime & Safety
Attackers Hit Teen In Head With Bottle In Wash Heights: Pics Released
NYPD sent out photos Tuesday of two people wanted in connection with attacking a teen on a Wash Heights train in April.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — NYPD released photos Tuesday evening of two men wanted in connection with attacking a teenager in Washington Heights with a bottle.
The unnamed 17-year-old was riding a southbound A train near West 168th Street on April 19, when two men approached him and started an argument, police said.
The dispute turned physical, and one of the men punched and kicked the teen multiple times, police said.
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The second attacker then grabbed a glass bottle and struck him over the head with it, NYPD added.
Police did not specify what started the argument.
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The attackers remained on the train, and emergency services took the 17-year-old to an uptown hospital in stable condition.
Here are the photos police released Tuesday of the two men wanted in connection to the attack.
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).
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