Man accused of hitting people on Queens subway platforms with wood from moving train

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Man accused of hitting people on Queens subway platforms with wood from moving train
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According to police, the man assaulted four people at three subway stations in just 12 minutes

NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a man suspected in a pattern of subway assaults in Queens. He's accused of hitting people on platforms with pieces of wood from a moving train. on Oct. 5. The man was riding a southbound R train when police said he hit and injured a 59-year-old woman at the Grand Avenue station. He stayed on the train and threw wood at two men at Elmhurst Avenue. Shortly thereafter, he hit and injured a 56-year-old woman at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station.

We will find this person,' said New York City Transit President Richard Davey. 'I was in shock. I was like, 'How the hell would someone so stupid do something like that?'' said Luis Perez, of Manhattan. 'Since the pandemic, it's been a bit hairy,' said a woman from Jackson Heights. 'I also don't understand where the police are. They're upstairs, but they're not walking on the platform.

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