Man beaten inside Queens subway station, suspect sought

QNS Subway beat
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police on Wednesday released a photo of a suspect wanted for beating a man inside a Queens subway station last month, authorities said.

It happened at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, in the mezzanine area of the 169th Street train station in Jamaica, cops said.

According to officials, the suspect approached the 42-year-old man and engaged in a verbal dispute.

The suspect then kicked and punched the victim multiple times in the body.

The victim was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens for minor injuries to his hand.

The suspect fled the location on foot going southbound on 168th Street.

He was last seen wearing a gray jacket, black pants and a black hat.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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