NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man punched a 14-year-old boy in the face while spewing anti-Mexican statements on a Brooklyn subway train, police said Tuesday.
The NYPD released video of a suspect as the department’s Hate Crime Task Force investigated Monday morning’s attack.
Police said the boy was riding a northbound 4 train with two family members around 7:15 a.m. when his attacker sat next to him.
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As the train was arriving at the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station, the man made anti-Mexican statements to the family and then punched the boy in the face.
The boy suffered a small laceration to his nose.
The suspect was last seen fleeing the train car, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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