At approximately 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to a 911 call of a crime in progress at the northbound staircase of the 8 Street – NYU subway station in NoHo. Upon arrival, officers observed a 30-year-old man with a cut to his left hand. Later that Saturday morning, a 40-year-old male was found with multiple stab wounds to the torso and was transported to Harlem Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Additionally, a separate incident occurred at the Queens Plaza E/M/R station in Long Island City, where an unidentified man randomly slashed three people in the face around 8:20 a.m. The attacks appear to be unrelated but have raised concerns about subway safety in New York City.
An unhinged man slashed three strangers in a string of random attacks that began on a Queens train. https://t.co/fvpVjQAHOm
3 slashed across the face at Queens Plaza subway station https://t.co/qw9M7cGlU6 https://t.co/Ef5Lu0abXG
A madman has struck ... ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ A madman randomly slashed three people at a Long Island City subway station on Saturday morning. The mayhem erupted around 8:20 a.m., when the unidentified man slashed two people outside the Queens Plaza E/M/R station, at 43rd… https://t.co/Fgf4NnjIat
Three randomly slashed in Queens subway station https://t.co/Pph6K1qRqN https://t.co/uqjs3HQ3pw
The victim, identified as a 40-year-old male, suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso, police said. Emergency medical services transported him to Harlem Hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. #NYC https://t.co/At00vCpzoa
At approximately 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to a 911 call of a crime in progress in the vicinity of the northbound staircase of the 8 Street – NYU subway station in NoHo. Upon arrival, officers observed a 30-year-old man with a cut to his left hand. EMS transported… https://t.co/0N4fJgNQLu