DCPI NYPD released a photo of a man who held a piece of wood out of a moving Queens train, striking people waiting on platforms as the subway rumbled through stations, police said Wednesday.Photo by: DCPI
An unhinged man targeted unsuspecting straphangers by holding a piece of wood out of a moving Queens subway train as it rumbled through stations and hitting his victims as they haplessly stood on platforms, cops said Wednesday.
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He a 59-year-old woman in the throat with the plank and continued on as the Manhattan-bound train headed to its next stop. The victim suffered minor injuries in the attack and was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center in stable condition.
As the train arrived at the Elmhurst Ave. station around 12:40 p.m., the man again held the piece of wood out of the moving train, attempting to hit two men waiting on the southbound platform.
When he was unsuccessful, the enraged attacker threw the slab at the men, neither of whom were hit or injured.
Two minutes later, the train arrived at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave. station, where the lunatic hit a 56-year-old woman in the head with a different piece of wood he astonishingly had on him.
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Police on Wednesday released an image of the man in the hopes someone may recognize him.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
