What you should know
- A 13-year-old boy was randomly punched in the face by a man with a “knuckle fist” in an unprovoked attack aboard a subway train last month, the New York police said.
- According to police, on March 16, around 3:40 p.m. the teen was on a southbound L line train at the Halsey Streetin Brooklyn, when an unknown man hit him in the face, unprovoked, with brass knuckles.
- The attack left the boy with a laceration to his eye.
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NEW YORK — A 13-year-old boy was randomly punched in the face by a man with a “knuckle fist” in an unprovoked attack aboard a subway train last month, the New York police said.
According to police, on March 16, around 3:40 p.m. the teen was on a southbound L line train at the Halsey Streetin Brooklyn, when an unknown man punched him in the face, unprovoked, with brass knuckles, also known as a steel knuckle or fists of steel.
The attack left the boy with a laceration to his eye.
After the attack, according to police, the unknown man exited the train and re-entered the same train a few cars down before fleeing to unknown locations.
Police shared surveillance video and a photo of the suspect obtained from the MTA.
Police describe the suspect as a male in his 30s, 6 feet 2 inches tall, with a slim build and last seen wearing a beige sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white and orange sneakers.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact police or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (English), or 1-888-57-PISTA for Spanish.
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