Suspect wanted in stabbing of three women in New York subway

The NYPD is looking for the suspect in the stabbing of three women on the subway. The assaults took place last Sunday. In recent hours, police released images of the suspect to ask for citizen collaboration leading to his arrest.

As reported by the New York Police Department, in the first incident, a 19-year-old woman was stabbed in the leg as she climbed the stairs to the platform at the 86th Street-Lexington Avenue subway station. The suspect then attacked a 48-year-old woman at the same station, also stabbing her in the leg as she stood on the subway platform. The suspect fled on a downtown Line 4 train, and both victims were transported to a local hospital.

Shortly thereafter, according to police, a 28-year-old woman who was sitting on a southbound Line 4 train headed for the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station was stabbed in the leg. The suspect fled the scene again and the victim was also transported to a nearby hospital.

Police say they are looking for a male with short black hair and brown eyes. The man is approximately 5-foot-8 inches tall and weighs about 220 pounds. Although not identified by police, the suspect is black. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue pants, black sneakers and a navy blue baseball cap.

Perpetrator of deadly New York subway stabbing arrested

Separately, a suspect was charged in the death of a man who was found with stab wounds at the Union Square subway station during the early hours of last Saturday morning. It so happens that the attack also took place on the Line 4 train, the same train where the stabbings of the women took place.

Claude White, a 33-year-old homeless male, was arrested after allegedly jumping a turnstile. White is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Police believe White is responsible for the stab wounds that killed 32-year-old Tavon Silver early Saturday morning.

In the wake of these incidents, many subway users wonder why no bystanders acted on the attacks, especially the three consecutive stabbings suffered by the women. Social media seem to have the answer: the last citizen who tried to neutralize a potential danger in the subway ended up facing persecution from media, courts and police. This was Daniel Penny, the former Marine accused of killing Jordan Neely in the New York subway.