NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Cops are trying to track down a man behind an anti-gay, xenophobic attack aboard a 4 train in the Bronx.
Police said on Jan. 12 at 10:30 p.m., a person approached a 43-year-old man on a northbound 4 train in the Bronx.
Cops said the suspect made homophobic and hateful remarks regarding the person’s country of origin before punching them multiple times and taking out a knife.
The suspect, though, got off the train at the 167th Street station and fled the scene, police said.
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According to the NYPD, the victim was treated for minor injuries.
An investigation is being carried out by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force. A police sketch of the suspect was released Tuesday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or on the Spanish line at 1-888-57-PISTA.
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