New York policeWe are looking for a man suspected of forcing a stranger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn.
The Allegations of assaultThis took place Friday afternoon at 2:40 pm at the Wyckoff/Myrtle Avenues subway station.
Police claim that an unidentified man stood on the northbound platform and instigatedly charged a 32-year old man walking by, pointing him onto the subway tracks. Although the victim was not injured by the train, he sustained some physical injuries.
A transit worker who spoke to the victim said that he was in shock at what had happened. “It’s not like he had a confrontation with the person or they were arguing or anything. He was just pushing the other person into the tracks. He just got shoved into the tracks — that’s what he said. He was pushed into the tracks by this man.”
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The suspect in the case of shoving a man onto New York City subway tracks, Brooklyn, New Yorl.
(Credit: NYPD Crimestoppers)
Surveillance footage and video shows the man just moments before he charged at his victim, and then after the incident when the victim jumped over a turntile.
The latest victim of a rising spate of violent crime against commuters using the system is the attacker. NYC subway system.This year, at least eight murders have occurred along the transit system.
NYPD is looking for the man accused of pushing a stranger onto the subway tracks.
(NYPD Crimestoppers)
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26-year-old man was pushed onto subway tracks at East 149 Street and Southern Boulevard subway stations last weekend. According to the NYPD: Witnesses pulled the man to the platform just before the train struck him.
NYPD is searching for a man who pushed a stranger onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn. The disturbing incident was caught on video.
(NYPD)
Fox News’ Emma Colton and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.
