Man wanted for hate crime attack aboard L train at Lorimer Street station
They say the man approached a 24-year-old man on the northbound train just before 5 a.m. Sunday and made anti-LGBTQIA+ statements toward him.
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Police are searching for the man they say is responsible for a hate crime attack aboard an L train at the Lorimer Street subway station.
They say the man approached a 24-year-old man on the northbound train just before 5 a.m. Sunday and made anti-LGBTQIA+ statements toward him.
Authorities say the man followed the 24-year-old off the train, displayed a knife and punched him multiple times throughout his body.
The victim suffered minor injuries and denied medical attention.
Police say the attacker ran from the scene onto a northbound L train and was last seen wearing all black.
Anyone with information is urged to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
