Cops search for man who sucker punched teen at Bronx subway station

Security cameras captured footage of the suspect police are searching for.
Security cameras captured footage of the suspect police are searching for. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who sucker punched an 18-year-old man in the back of the head while he was exiting a northbound 6 train in a Bronx subway station.

The man attacked the teen around 1:20 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the 3rd Avenue-138th Street station in Mott Haven, authorities said.

The suspect fled after the attack, and the victim refused medical attention at the scene.

Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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