Bronx Bus Rider Slashed Across Face

Fight on Bus Turns Deadly

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a slashing in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

May 17, 2024

BRONX - A Bronx man was slashed across the face and throughout his body by an attacker whom he got into an argument with while riding the bus, cops said.

At around 8 pm on April 27, a 29-year-old male got into an argument with another man on board a BX15 bus.

In the vicinity of East 183 Street and 3rd Avenue both men got off the bus and the fight escalated on the street.

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Cops said the two men began physically fighting when the attacker pulled out a knife. He slashed the victim across the face, neck and arm, the NYPD said.

The attacker then fled on foot.

The victim was rushed to Saint Barnabas Hospital where he was treated and listed in stable condition.

The NYPD released surveillance video taken from inside the bus. 

The suspect is described as a male with dark complexion and stocky build. He is six feet tall and has facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, black jacket, blue cargo pants, and black boots.

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.