A 51-year-old straphanger was stabbed in the chest by a stranger after offering to help pay for his fare at the bustling Times Square subway station, law enforcement sources said Sunday.
The attack unfolded just after 8 p.m. in the Times Square–42nd Street station at West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue, according to the NYPD.
Sources said the victim was leaving the station when he offered to pay for the suspect — who then randomly stabbed him.
Police gather outside the subway station where a man was stabbed. Christopher Sadowski
A 51-year-old man was stabbed in the chest just after 8 p.m. Saturday. Christopher Sadowski
The knife-wielding assailant was believed to be “possibly homeless.” Christopher Sadowski
Police are still searching for the suspect. Christopher SadowskiThe victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, cops said.
The knife-wielding man was believed to be “possibly homeless,” according to the sources.
The suspect remained at large Sunday.
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