Suspect sought in slashing of teen on Bronx subway train

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police on Wednesday released surveillance footage of a suspect sought in a slashing of a teen boy on Bronx subway train last week.

Just after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the 16-year-old boy was sitting on a southbound 2 train approaching the Prospect Avenue station when he was approached by the suspect who displayed a knife and slashed him on the head, officials said.

The suspect exited the train at Prospect Avenue station and fled on foot to parts unknown.

EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem in stable condition and treated for a laceration to the head.

The suspect was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).