Cops are looking for a suspect who slashed a man on an Upper West Side subway earlier this week.
Authorities say that at 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 29, a 49-year-old man was riding on a northbound 2 train. As the train approached the 72nd Street subway station, and unknown individual approached the man and slashed him in the face with a razor in an unprovoked attack,
The victim sustained a laceration across his nose as a result. He was taken by paramedics to St. Luke’s Hospital in stable condition.
The NYPD released photos and video of the suspect taken from MTA surveillance footage:
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 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.