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NYPD Hunts Suspect After Deadly Assault at Jay St.-MetroTech Station

Transit data show overall subway crime slightly lower this year, with felony assaults holding steady.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 3:05 p.m. and found an unidentified man unconscious with multiple wounds at the station entrance.
  • EMS took him to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition, and he was later pronounced dead.
  • Police released images of a man in his 20s wearing yellow shoes, black pants with yellow striping and a dark shirt who fled the scene.
  • The suspect was last seen boarding a Bronx-bound 2 train, and no arrest has been announced.
  • Detectives are seeking tips through Crime Stoppers as they investigate the homicide and have not identified a motive.