59-year-old attacked with scooter inside NYC subway station

Adam Devine
New York City MTA subway train - Photo 140157325 © Kit1nyc | Dreamstime.com

NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating an assault incident that occurred on Sunday, at approximately 1:10 pm at the Midland Parkway and Hillside Avenue subway station (“F”) line.

A 59-year-old man was asked by an unidentified male to open the exit gate to bypass the fare. Upon the victim’s refusal, the suspect struck him in the head with a scooter and fled the scene. The victim was transported by EMS to Queens Presbyterian Hospital with a laceration to the left back side of his head.

The suspect is described as a male, approximately 18 to 20 years old, 5’6″ tall, weighing about 120 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair and was last seen wearing a black vest, light-colored sweater, black sweat pants, red sneakers, carrying a blue and black book bag and riding a scooter.

Related News:   Governor Murphy Calls on Israel to Cease Military Operation Against Hamas Terrorists

You appear to be using an ad blocker

Shore News Network is a free website that does not use paywalls or charge for access to original, breaking news content. In order to provide this free service, we rely on advertisements. Please support our journalism by disabling your ad blocker for this website.