Man slashed in the head with box cutter on Upper West Side subway

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Sunday, October 8, 2023
Man slashed in the head with box cutter on Upper West Side subway
Man slashed in the head with box cutter on Upper West Side subwayPolice on the Upper West Side are looking for a man who slashed a 22-year-old in the head with a box cutter while on a northbound A train.

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police on the Upper West Side are looking for a man who slashed a 22-year-old in the head with a box cutter while on a northbound A train.

The assault happened this past Tuesday at the 72nd Street station around 1:20 a.m.

Police say it all started as a shouting match before it escalated to the slashing.

The suspect then fled the scene in an unknown direction. He was last seen wearing a black bucket hat, purple sweatshirt, gray pants, and purple socks.

The victim suffered minor injuries and was treated by EMS at the scene.

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