Police search for man who beat commuter who bumped into him at Queens subway station

Security cameras caught footage of the suspect leaving the station.
Security cameras caught footage of the suspect leaving the station. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who badly beat a 37-year-old man for bumping into him at a Queens subway station.

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The victim bumped into the attacker while walking down the stairs at the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights subway station on July 15 around 4:35 p.m., according to officials

The man started repeatedly punching the victim in the face, and then fled the station, authorities said.

EMS rushed the victim to Elmhurst Hospital.

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.