NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Police are looking to identify one of two suspects who punched and pistol-whipped a victim during a robbery at a Manhattan subway station over the weekend.
Just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, a 22-year-old man was approached by two suspects on the northbound 4 train at Bowling Green Station.
According to officials, the first suspect hit the victim in the face with an open hand and forcibly took an I-phone XR from his person.
The second suspect, identified by police as 19-year-old Ivan Maldonado, struck the victim in the face with a firearm which caused a minor cut to the right eye.
The first suspect fled to parts unknown and the Maldonado was apprehended by authorities.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
