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Police are searching for a wacko who randomly punched a straphanger in the face inside a Queens subway station last week, according to authorities.
A 65-year-old man was entering the turnstiles at the Sutphin Blvd-Archer Avenue subway station in Jamaica around 3:20 p.m. on Thursday when an unidentified individual approached him, according to the NYPD.
Police are searching for a suspect who punched a 65-year-old man in the face at the Sutphin Blvd-Archer Avenue subway station on Thursday. DCPIThe stranger then slugged the man in the face and fled the scene on foot, cops said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital by emergency responders in stable condition, police said.
Cops released images of the suspect, who was wearing a white T-shirt, a green baseball cap, and a dark-colored backpack.
Cops released images of the suspect, who was wearing a white T-shirt, a green baseball cap, and a dark-colored backpack. DCPIThe alarming assault comes roughly a month after another 65-year-old man was shoved onto a subway platform while on board a northbound 1 train at the 28th Street station in the early hours of June 2.
Authorities urged anyone with information about Thursday’s incident 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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