Man hit in the head with a skateboard on subway train: NYPD

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police are searching for a man in connection to an attack on a subway in Queens early Monday morning.

The incident happened around 3 a.m. on a southbound E train approaching the 71 Ave-Forest Hills subway station.

Police say a man approached the 36-year-old victim and tried to take things out of the victim’s pocket.

The victim pulled out a phone to record what was happening. That’s when the suspect took a skateboard from another passenger and hit the victim in the head, according to the NYPD.

The suspect then fled the 71 Ave-Forest Hills subway station. The NYPD released the following photos.

The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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