Off-duty NYPD officer stabbed in head with scissors in NYC subway station

UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- An off-duty police officer was stabbed in the head with scissors at the Union Square subway station Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities say the 29-year old was stabbed by a suspect who said, "What are you looking at?" just after noon.

Although injured, the officer managed to follow the suspect to the platform.

He watched the suspect get on northbound uptown Q subway train and then had the train held for other officers to respond.

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Authorities say he is a transit recidivist, last arrested for grand larceny on May 14, 2020.

The attack was near the turnstile, and police were reviewing surveillance footage.

He had just left work and was headed home for the day.

A broken pair of scissors were recovered at the scene.

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