Man attacked for refusing to swipe MetroCard for stranger: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A 55-year-old man was allegedly attacked inside a subway station for refusing to swipe his MetroCard for a stranger, according to the NYPD.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. on March 17 in the 23rd Street station.
Police say that the unidentified individual asked the victim to swipe a MetroCard for him, but when the victim refused, the individual shoved him to the ground. As he fell, the victim hit his head on the turnstile and sustained a laceration.
The suspect fled the station on foot. The NYPD released the following surveillance video of the suspect.
EMS took the victim to a local hospital for treatment.
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