Man attacks subway riders with liquor bottle in Queens: police

The suspect attacked the victims on an E train near the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station in Jackson Heights, police said
The suspect attacked the victims on an E train near the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station in Jackson Heights, police said. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A liquor-bottle-wielding man attacked two subway riders during a dispute aboard a train in Queens, police said.

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The attacker got into an argument with the two victims, a 34-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, on an E train near the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station in Jackson Heights on the morning of March 3, according to police.

As the train was approaching the station just before noon, the suspect whipped out a liquor bottle and bashed the man and woman with it, police said.

EMS transported the victims to Elmhurst Hospital, where they were both treated for lacerations to their head.

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

Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD