Man stabbed in the face with screwdriver aboard R train in Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- Police are looking for a man accused of stabbing a subway rider in the face with a screwdriver just before midnight on Sunday on a northbound R train approaching 25th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Investigators say the 37-year-old victim was stabbed after he tried to intervene when the suspect began arguing with the woman he was with.
The victim got off at the station and was taken to NYU Langone to be treated for his injuries.
The suspect and the woman remained on the train.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
