NYPD: Suspects Wanted In 2 Separate Subway Slashings
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD is investigating two separate slashings that happened last weekend on the subway.
The first incident happened shortly before noon Saturday on board an A train approaching the High Street station in Brooklyn.
Police said the suspect approached a 26-year-old man on the train and slashed him in the face.
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Later that night, another man was slashed on a 4 train approaching the 42nd Street-Grand Central Station in Manhattan.
Police said the 53-year-old victim got into a fight with another man, who pulled out a knife and slashed him across the face.
He was taken to the hospital with a severe cut and bleeding.
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Both suspects are still at large.
Anyone with information about them is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
