Grandmother Pushed On Subway Tracks In Brooklyn Attack: Cops

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN — A grandmother trying to break up a fight between her husband, grandson and a stranger was knocked onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn on Monday, police said.

The fight broke out at Clinton-Washington station just after 1:30 p.m. when the grandson — who was traveling with his 73-year-old grandma and 82-year-old grandpa — got into an argument with a stranger smoking a cigarette in the station, police said.

The stranger then "rushed" the grandson and started punching him in the face, police said.

He also took a swing at the grandfather, who tried to help his grandson, police said.

The grandmother then stepped in to try and break up the fight and was knocked onto the southbound tracks as a train was coming into the station, police said.

She was able to avoid getting hit, but landed in the hospital with severe head injuries, according to police. The grandson was also admitted to the hospital with severe head injuries.

The grandfather, who had a laceration on his head, got stitches and was released, police said.

Cops are looking for the stranger who attacked the family. He fled the station after the fight, police said.

They describe him as being approximately 25 to 30-years-old, standing 5'7" tall, weighing 200 pounds, with a medium build, black hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, a black hooded sweatshirt, gray pants, white sneakers and black backpack.

Police caught the man on surveillance video walking near the station shortly before the fight:

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their ti