A violent assailant responsible for slashing a stranger’s face on a Brooklyn subway train extended his spree with two additional random knife attacks within the next day, according to police sources on Sunday.
Authorities have distributed a surveillance image of the suspect, who remains at large. The individual initially attacked a 37-year-old man, cutting him on the left side of his face while both were aboard a Manhattan-bound Q train in Flatbush at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. NYPD Tips
After the assault, the victim exited the train at Church Avenue to report the incident to police, while the suspect apparently continued on the train to the next stop, according to police reports.
Following a public appeal for assistance in identifying the suspect, the attacker struck again, targeting two additional individuals. In each instance, he approached from behind and slashed the left side of the victim’s face, sources indicated.
The second attack occurred around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday when a 53-year-old man was slashed near Foster and New York Avenues, approximately 1.5 miles from the Church Avenue station. The third assault happened around 6:55 a.m. on Sunday, involving a 56-year-old man near Newkirk and New York Avenues, just a block away from the previous incident, police reported.
All three victims were transported to Kings County Hospital and are in stable condition, according to police.
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Police investigate a slashing on Newkirk Ave. in Brooklyn on Sunday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
All three victims were taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition, cops said.
The NYPD fanned out across several blocks in Flatbush looking for the suspect Sunday afternoon.
Police described the suspect Saturday as wearing a navy blue jacket, black shorts and white sneakers.
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Police released a photo of the suspect in a slashing that occurred Saturday on a Q train in Brooklyn. (NYPD)
The attacks come about a week after a disturbing subway stabbing in Manhattan
On Oct. 16, Justice Jackson, 30, an emotionally disturbed homeless man with an extensive criminal history, allegedly knifed a 51-year-old man in the back during an argument on a rush-hour D train.
Cops arrested Jackson the next day and charged him with assault, and he’s been locked up at Rikers Island ever since. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition.
Anyone with information on the serial slasher is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Originally Published: October 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM EDT
