Subway Rider Pepper Sprayed, Beaten in Bronx

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the assault and pepper spraying of straphanger inside a Bronx subway. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

November 24, 2023

BRONX - A 61-year-old man was pepper sprayed and punched in the face on a Bronx subway train during an apparent random attack, the NYPD said.

A 61-year-old did not have far to go when he was assaulted at the subway station a block away from a Bronx hospital. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect from inside a subway train.

At around 9 am on November 21, a 61-year-old man was inside a Number 2 train near the 149th Street and Grand Concourse station. Cops said a man walked up to the straphanger and sprayed him in the face with pepper spray. The attacker then began to punch the man in the face.

When the train reached the station the attacker fled the subway car and ran out of the station.

The victim was taken to nearby Lincoln Hospital and was in stable condition.

The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and thin build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, with a black hoodie underneath and blue jeans.

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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

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