Asian Man hit with a Hammer
An Asian man was hit in the head with a hammer on a Manhattan subway platform Tuesday night, cops said.
The victim was standing on the No. 2 train platform at 14th St. and Seventh Ave. about 9:15 p.m. when he got into an argument with another man after they had “incidental contact” with each other, an NYPD spokesman said.
The assailant hit the victim in the head with a hammer and fled, cops said.
It was not immediately known if the attack was motivated by anti-Asian bias, but the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has been notified of the assault, the NYPD spokesman said.
Police describe the suspect as male, about 6-feet-2, wearing a wig, purple lipstick, blue jeans, red shoes and a red jacket, and carrying a tote bag.
The victim, who was conscious and alert after the attack, went to Bellevue Hospital and was in stable condition, police sources said.
Asian man attacked with hammer on NYC subway platform: cops (msn.com)
