June 2, 2022
BROOKLYN, NY—On Tuesday, May 31, a 39-year-old Asian man was stabbed after a dispute with a stranger on the York Street F train station in Dumbo, police said.
The African-American male suspect and the Asian man got into a physical altercation which eventually led to the African-American suspect pulling out a knife and slashing the victim in the chest, back, and neck as the train approached the York station around 3 p.m.
NYPD says this man slashed a 39-year-old Asian man in his chest & neck on F train approaching York St station on Tues 3p. Fled on foot. Stemmed from verbal argument. Sources say appears both victim/suspect made racial statements towards one another. @NYPDHateCrimes investigating. pic.twitter.com/RbeJEzvenB
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) June 2, 2022
The victim was taken to NYU Langone Health—Cobble Hill in stable condition
Authorities recovered the knife at the scene.
The knife-wielding man was described as being about 20 and wearing a black shirt and yellow pants. He fled on foot following the altercation.
It’s unclear what the dispute was about and the case is not being investigated as a hate crime.
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