Crime & Safety
Broadway Junction Slasher Went For Man's Throat, Cops Say
Police are looking for the man who repeatedly slashed a man's neck inside the Brooklyn train station Friday.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — An angry Brooklyn straphanger slashed a man's throat during an argument inside the Broadway Junction subway station Friday, police said.
The slasher attacked a 22-year-old man with something sharp inside the J and L train mezzanine on Broadway near Conway Street about 12:30 a.m., said police.
He slashed the 22-year-old twice across the neck, once on the chin and once on the arm before fleeing the station, police said.
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The injured man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Police released images of the suspect Sunday and described him as a man in his 20s, standing about 5 foot 8 inches, weighing about 155 pounds and wearing a white t-shirt, a black book bag and white ear pods.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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