Man harasses, slaps subway riders then slashes good Samaritan at Brooklyn station

The suspect in Sunday night's slashing at the Bedford Avenue subway station in Williamsburg
The suspect in Sunday night's slashing at the Bedford Avenue subway station in Williamsburg. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man slashed a good Samaritan who intervened as he was harassing and slapping subway riders at a Brooklyn station, police said Tuesday.

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The slashing happened at the Bedford Avenue station in Williamsburg on Sunday night.

The slasher was harassing subway riders—and even slapped one of them—when a 36-year-old man tried to stop him, police said.

That’s when the assailant whipped out a cutting instrument and slashed the man in the good Samaritan in the face, according to police.

EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.

Police are searching for the suspect, who was last seen fleeing the station on foot.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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