NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are on the hunt for an assailant who beat a 15-year-old boy as he rode a Queens 7 train last week.
The victim was on a northbound 7 train approaching the Junction Boulevard subway station in Corona at about 2 p.m. on Sept. 27 when an unknown rider approached and assaulted him.
The man punched the teen multiple times in the face, causing injury to his left eyebrow, before running off the train at Junction Boulevard to parts unknown.
EMS took the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst in stable condition.
Police released surveillance video of the suspect on Friday, which shows him wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white and red detailing on the sleeves, khaki pants and sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
