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Suspect who stabbed Midtown straphanger during failed subway robbery still at large: cops

The suspect who stabbed the victim in a Midtown Manhattan subway station on Dec. 23.
The suspect who stabbed the victim in a Midtown Manhattan subway station on Dec. 23.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Police are looking for the man who stabbed a 23-year-old during a failed robbery attempt inside a Midtown subway station on Dec. 23. 

According to the investigation, the suspect approached the victim at the 42nd St-Port Authority Bus Terminal train depot at around 9 p.m, and tried to snatch his cellphone. 

The victim resisted the robbery, prompting the perp to brandish a knife and stab him in the torso. 

Paramedics rushed the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue for treatment of his wounds in stable condition.

The assailant, meanwhile, fled the station before police arrived. 

Cops described the wanted man as having a light skin complexion and standing approximately 5’5” tall.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website, on Twitter @NYPDTips.   

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