E train rider slashed during random attack in Jamaica: NYPD – QNS
Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly slashed an E train rider during a ransom assault in Jamaica.
File photo by Dean Moses
Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica and Transit District 20 are looking for a mad man who allegedly slashed an E train rider during an unprovoked attack on Monday morning.
Police said the 22-year-old male victim was sitting on a southbound E train approaching the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station at 8:20 a.m. when a stranger approached him and without saying a word pushed him twice and then punched him in the face with a closed fist, police said. The assailant pulled out an unknown sharp instrument and slashed him across his right elbow, an NYPD spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Detectives are working to determine if the perpetrator used a knife, boxcutter, or some other type of blade.
The suspect exited the E train at the Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station and fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Responding officers transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
The NYPD released a surveillance image of the suspect and described him as having a medium complexion with a beard and mustache. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded jacket and a black durag, green pants, black sneakers and a black backpack.
A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information that leads to his arrest and indictment.
Anyone with information regarding this assault investigation is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are strictly confidential.
Through May 31, the 103rd Precinct has reported 319 felony assaults so far in 2026, eleven more than the 308 reported at the same point last year, an increase of 3.6%, according to the most recent CompStat report. Transit crimes are also on the rise in the precinct with 18 reported so far this year, three more than the 15 reported at the same point in 2025, an increase of 20%, according to CompStat.