Man allegedly attacked subway conductor with hammer
The conductor suffered cuts to her face after the suspect broke the train window with a hammer, investigators said.
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The conductor suffered cuts to her face after the suspect broke the train window with a hammer, investigators said.
This comes one week after another 14-year-old was killed when he was knocked off an L train while subway surfing.
The boy's death comes one week after another 14-year-old was killed when he was knocked off an L train in Brooklyn. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
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One teen was killed and another was taken to the hospital. CBS2's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
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