Police searching for man who caused stampede in Brooklyn subway by flashing a knife

Security cameras captured footage of the man who caused the panic.
Security cameras captured footage of the man who caused the panic. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who displayed a knife on a Brooklyn A train, causing a stampede that injured a 36-year-old woman.

The man displayed the knife on Sept. 21 around 4:42 p.m. on an A train as it approached the High Street-Brooklyn Bridge subway station.

When the doors opened, a 36-year-old woman was trampled as panicked passengers fled the man with the knife.

Her leg was injured, and she was treated at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

The man fled the scene before authorities arrived.

Police are asking for anyone with information on the incident 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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