Search on for suspect after man slashed on subway in Manhattan

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Saturday, May 20, 2023
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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Police are looking for a suspect in a slashing that occurred Friday night aboard a subway train in Manhattan.



They say the 33-year-old victim mentioned that there was a person on the southbound D train who was acting erratic.




He says the individual approached him unprovoked and suddenly slashed him on the chin with a sharp object.



The suspect got away when the train stopped at 53rd Street and 7th Avenue.



The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.





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