Gunman Goes Postal in Bronx

A straphanger was brutally stabbed on a Bronx subway platform in an unprovoked attack. The victim later died of his injuries.

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 7, 2022 

BRONX- A man is dead after being stabbed repeatedly on a Bronx subway platform in an unprovoked attack. The horrifying attack was caught on video. 

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in trying to catch the man who brutally stabbed a man on the East 176 Street and Jerome Avenue Station platform of the Number 4 train. 

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At around 8:30 pm on October 6, a 38-year-old man was exiting the subway car and walking onto the platform when a man approached him with a large knife. Suddenly he begins stabbing the straphanger repeatedly in the back and chest. 

Surveillance video shows how the attacker stabbed the straphanger and then left him to bleed on the subway platform while he fled the station.

The victim was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital. Overnight the victim died of his injuries. 

The NYPD is not releasing the victim’s name pending family notification. 

Investigators say no words were exchanged and can find no motive at this time. The case is being labeled another unprovoked attack. 

The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion who is 5 foot 11 and 160 pounds. He has a medium build and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, black Nike sneakers with a gray logo and carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with information should 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls remain confidential.