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Cops: Six Suspects Slashed, Punched And Kicked 4 Train Riders
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Jen Chung
Published Oct 6, 2014
Modified Oct 6, 2014
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The police say that a group of six people attacked two passengers on a 4 train early yesterday morning.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 5. Two men, one 20-year-old and one 23-year-old, were on a northbound 4 train approaching East 96th Street when they got into an argument with a group. The police say that "led to [the suspects] attacking both victims." The first victim, the 20-year-old, was slashed in the face while the other victim was punched and kicked numerous times.
Both victims were taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where the first victim received stitches and the second victim refused medical attention.
Police released video of the suspects, describing two suspects as males about 18 to 23 years old and the other four suspects as females about 16 to 22 years old.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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