NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The NYPD is searching for a man who allegedly attacked a 30-year-old man and his elderly grandparents on a subway platform in Brooklyn Monday afternoon, causing the grandmother to fall onto the tracks.
According to authorities, the incident happened on the southbound platform of the Clinton-Washington A/C subway station in the Clinton Hill area around 1:30 p.m.
The suspect reportedly walked past the 30-year-old, who was standing with his 82-year-old grandfather and 73-year-old grandmother, while smoking a marijuana cigarette.
The family scolded the man for smoking in the subway station and a verbal dispute ensued.
Police say the man then attacked the grandson and started to punch him in the face. The 82-year-old grandfather tried to step in to help and was also punched in the face.
As the 73-year-old grandmother tried to stop the fight, she was pushed back and fell onto the southbound tracks as a train entered the station, authorities said.
The woman was not struck by the train, but she did sustain severe head injuries in the fall and is currently hospitalized.
The 30-year-old also suffered a severe head injury and is hospitalized, while the 82-year-old grandfather required stitches for a face wound.
The attacker ran off after the incident. He is described as being between 25 and 30-years-old, 5'7" tall, 200 pounds, with a light complexion, medium build, black hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, a black hooded sweatshirt, gray pants, white sneakers and black backpack.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.