Newsman: In a latest violent incident a victim was slashed and a bag was taken by a man at the Union Square station in New York City. A manhunt is now underway for the person behind the latest violent incident. The attack happened Friday afternoon just before 4 p.m. on the southbound N/Q/R train platform.
Police say the suspect grabbed the victim’s bag as the doors opened on an N train.
The victim followed the suspect down the platform and was slashed in the face as he confronted him.
The suspect fled with the victim’s bag, which contained about $420 worth of construction tools and a pair of boots.
The 27-year-old victim refused medical treatment.
With more riders back on the trains, officials report that crime is rising. Transit crime this year, compared to transit crime last year, is up 40 percent.
A theft and slashing at the Union Square station that police say appears to be random.
Investigators released surveillance images of the suspect Saturday morning.
He is seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, gray pants, glasses and a blue surgical face mask. Police are asking for the public’s help tracking him down.
