NEW YORK — A man was hospitalized last week when an armed assailant approached him on a Brooklyn subway platform and stabbed him in the stomach with an ice pick, police said.
The 4 a.m. attack happened on April 19 on the J train platform in Eastern New Yorkaccording to the NYPD, which released a surveillance image of the suspect a week later.
They said the 38-year-old victim was standing next to another man on the northbound platform when the suspect, not yet identified by police, approached the couple and stabbed one of them. them in the belly.
Police say the shooter followed the men for a short time before eventually fleeing on a northbound J train.
The victim managed to get to the Interfaith Medical Center for treatment. His exact condition was not known.
Police believe the suspect is around 35 years old. He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, gray sweatpants and black sneakers. He was also carrying a white backpack, police said.