NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police are searching for a man who they say stabbed a subway rider over an accidental bump at an East Village station last week.
The NYPD released surveillance images Sunday of the suspect they're after in Friday's stabbing.
The 29-year-old victim was walking down the stairs of the First Avenue L-line station at East 14th Street around 8:45 p.m. when he bumped into the other man, police said.
The suspect was last seen fleeing the subway stop after the stabbing.NYPD
The bump sparked an argument between the two men, after which the suspect brandished a knife and plunged it into the victim's back, according to police.
The suspect fled the scene, while the victim was transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
