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Female, Male Attackers Stab Rider on Bus Beat Down

‘Grinning’ Attacker Caught on Camera

The NYPD is searching for a man and woman in connection with the stabbing, assault of a rider on a Bronx bus. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for a man and woman in connection with the stabbing, assault of a rider on a Bronx bus. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 27, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a couple who stabbed and beat a man inside an MTA bus in the Bronx. 



The NYPD released surveillance video of a grinning female suspect wanted in the brutal bus beat down.


At around 8:40 am on February 15, a 35-year-old male was riding the Bx19 bus in the vicinity of East 149 Street and St Ann’s Avenue. While inside the bus, the man got into a dispute with a man and a woman. Cops said without warning, one of the suspects pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the head. The other suspect hit the victim in the back with an unknown object. 



Cops said the attackers then jumped off the bus and were last seen running towards 600 Bergen Avenue. 


EMS transported the victim to Lincoln Hospital where he was treated and listed in stable condition. 


The first suspect is described as a female with a medium complexion, long curly hair and a medium build. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a gray shirt, a black coat with a fur hood, and gray and white sneakers. 


The second suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, black pants, and black and red sneakers.



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. 





All calls are strictly confidential.

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