Man slashed in face during dispute aboard LIRR train at Locust Manor station in Queens
LOCUST MANOR, Queens (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a man was slashed in the face during a dispute with another man aboard an LIRR train in Queens on Monday.
The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. as the train approached the Locust Manor station.
Police sources say it appeared that a 27-year-old man and a 32-year-old man got into a verbal dispute that escalated and turned physical.
The 32-year-old man took out a box cutter, slashing the 27-year-old man across the face.
The suspect was taken into custody with charges pending and the victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he's in stable condition.
Meanwhile, a witness aboard the train told Eyewitness News that the incident all started at Jamaica Center.
The victim tried to get on the train when the suspect was blocking the entrance, the witness said. The victim asked him to move out the way and eventually got on the train.
The suspect then came up to the victim, once he was sitting down, and asked him if he "said something to him." The two exchanged words and that's when the victim was slashed in the face.
The train, heading to Far Rockaway from Grand Central, was held at the Locust Manor station for 50 minutes, the MTA said.
"Weapons have no place on trains, and we are grateful for the rapid response of NYPD officers who kept passengers safe and arrested the perpetrator," MTA spokesperson Meghan Keegan said.
The NYPD is investigating the incident.
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