QUEENS, New York (WABC) — A person is in critical condition after he was randomly stabbed onboard a subway train in Queens on Wednesday, according to authorities.
The attacked happened at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodhaven subway station.
Police say the suspect stabbed a male in an unprovoked attack onboard a southbound J train.
The victim was found unconscious and unresponsive and taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition.
A person of interest has been taken into custody, according to police.
Jamaica-bound J/Z trains are bypassing Woodhaven Boulevard while the NYPD conducts an investigation at the station, and J trains are running with delays in both directions.
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