HARLEM, NY — Police are seeking a suspect Friday after a man shoved a victim onto the train tracks at a subway station in Manhattan, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, the 40-year-old man was standing on the downtown platform at the 125th Street station on Tuesday at 8:50 p.m. when the suspect approached and started arguing with the victim.
The suspect then shoved the victim off the platform and onto the train tracks, before fleeing on a downtown 3 train, police said.
Officials said the victim was pulled back onto the platform by Good Samaritans and was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem in stable condition with minor injuries.
Police are searching for a perpetrator and have released surveillance photos of the suspect. No arrests have been made yet.
Police said anyone with information regarding the assault can 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 or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.
This is a developing story and will be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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