LIRR rider slashed in face on train in horrifying, caught-on-video attack

Jesse O’Neill
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An LIRR rider was slashed in the face on a train in Queens on Monday in a horrifying, caught-on-video attack — days after an armed straphanger launched violence that ended with himself shot in the head.

Monday’s crime occurred when a 27-year-old man tried to board a Long Island Rail Road train at the Locust Manor station around 3:50 p.m. and a 32-year-old male suspect was blocking the entrance, a witness told ABC.

The victim asked the guy to move and was able to eventually board the train. But he was soon approached by the suspect, who asked him if he “had something to say to him,” the outlet said.

An LIRR rider was slashed in the face on a train in Queens on Monday in a horrifying, caught-on-video attack. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
An LIRR rider was slashed in the face on a train in Queens on Monday in a horrifying, caught-on-video attack. @fijiforeignx via Storyful

The pair started to argue, and the suspect ended up jumping on top of the younger man in his train seat, repeatedly walloping him and slashing him in the face with a box cutter, according to the NYPD and cellphone video of the incident.

The suspect was beating the victim so hard that one of the attacker’s sneakers fell off — so he grabbed it and beat his victim with that as well.

A third man rushed over in an apparent effort to break up the violence, footage shows.

Monday’s crime occurred when a 27-year-old man tried to board a Long Island Rail Road train at the Locust Manor station around 3:50 p.m. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
Monday’s crime occurred when a 27-year-old man tried to board a Long Island Rail Road train at the Locust Manor station around 3:50 p.m. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
The victim was soon approached by the suspect, who asked if he “had something to say to him,” the outlet said. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
The victim was soon approached by the suspect, who asked if he “had something to say to him,” the outlet said. @fijiforeignx via Storyful

The suspect was taken into custody, and the victim was hospitalized, according to the NYPD.

Neither of them has been identified.

The MTA confirmed that the attack happened on the 3:22 p.m. train from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan to Far Rockaway, Queens, and said the train was held for 50 minutes while officials investigated.

The pair started to argue, and the suspect ended up jumping on top of the younger man in his train seat, repeatedly walloping him and slashing him in the face with a box cutter, according to reports. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
The pair started to argue, and the suspect ended up jumping on top of the younger man in his train seat, repeatedly walloping him and slashing him in the face with a box cutter, according to reports. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
The suspect beat the younger man so hard that one of the attacker’s sneakers fell off — so he grabbed it and beat his victim with that as well. @fijiforeignx via Storyful
The suspect beat the younger man so hard that one of the attacker’s sneakers fell off — so he grabbed it and beat his victim with that as well. @fijiforeignx via Storyful

“Weapons have no place on trains, and we are grateful for the rapid response of NYPD officers who kept passengers safe and arrested the perpetrator,” MTA spokesperson Meghan Keegan said.

The scary random violence came after a maniacal subway rider pulled out a gun while taunting a stranger on an A train in Brooklyn during evening rush hour Thursday, possibly because he falsely believed his target was a migrant, sources said.

The deranged man was shot four times with his own weapon by his would-be victim, who wrestled it away from him in what authorities ruled was a case of self-defense as commuters scurried away in terror.