Police patrol in the NYC Subway.
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A passenger was stabbed in the stomach by another when a verbal argument that began inside a train turned violent on a New York City subway platform. the police said.
When a southbound Line 2 train pulled into the station on the calle 72 con Broadwaythe assailant got off the train, turned around and stabbed 62-year-old man around 5:33 pm yesterday. It is not known what sparked their argument, the NYPD said.
The suspect fled the platform, while the still injured victim chased after him. The attacker left the station and was described as 6 feet tall, reported Daily News.
Paramedics took the victim to St. Luke’s Hospital in stable condition. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information should call. at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
At the end of June, serious crimes reported on public transport had increased 52% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the NYPD. This implies some 1,200 cases reported in the first half of 2022 compared to 777 in 2021, according to Pix11.
In July the situation has not improved: last Saturday A 14-year-old teenager was stabbed to death by another 15-year-old at a station in Upper Manhattan. In general, this year there has been a long list of violent incidents in the New York subway, including robberies, attacks, accidents, natural deaths, suicides, fatal overdoses and homicides.
In particular, last April was one of the most violent months in the history of the New York Subway since its founding in 1904. Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer whose election campaign focused on public safety, has implemented several measures to make the subway safer, including deploying more police officers to stations and cars. But so far crime is still on the rise.
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