{"id":107299,"date":"2026-01-21T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/107299\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:43:11","slug":"man-slashed-on-bronx-train-over-bottle-of-cologne-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/107299\/","title":{"rendered":"Man slashed on Bronx train over bottle of cologne: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"657\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RMA-189-26-Assault-47-Pct-TD-20-Photo-2.jpg\" class=\"crop-top no-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"man in a subway station wearing black jacket\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Man slashed on Bronx train over bottle of cologne: cops 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The suspect who allegedly assaulted a man in in the Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of NYPD<\/p>\n<p>Police are searching for a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/new-york\/queens\/queens-man-shot-dead-01212026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">suspects<\/a> who allegedly slashed a 24-year-old man across the face over a bottle of cologne on a Bronx train last week.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on board a northbound 5 train at the Nereid Avenue\/White Plains Road station in Wakefield just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement sources, the male and female pair approached the victim and asked him for his bottle of cologne. It is unclear whether the victim was holding a bottle of cologne, but the request sparked a verbal dispute among the three individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The scenario turned violent when one of the suspects whipped out a \u201ccutting instrument\u201d and used it to slash the victim across the face, police said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>The attackers, both unknown to the victim, then fled the station on foot to parts unknown.\n<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/bureaus\/patrol\/precincts\/47th-precinct.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">47th Precinc<\/a>t and Transit District 12, along with EMS, rushed to the scene. Paramedics brought the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals\/Jacobi in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>Police on Wednesday released surveillance photos of the two suspects, who remain at large. The female suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and light-colored sneakers. The male was last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatshirt, black pants, and dark-colored sneakers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137826475 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RMA-189-26-Assault-47-Pct-TD-20-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"700\" title=\"Man slashed on Bronx train over bottle of cologne: cops 2\"  \/>NYPD photo <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137826476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RMA-189-26-Assault-47-Pct-TD-20-Photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" title=\"Man slashed on Bronx train over bottle of cologne: cops 3\"  \/>NYPD photo<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made, but the investigation remains ongoing.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this shooting can call Crime Stoppers at\u00a0800-577-TIPS\u00a0(for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The suspect who allegedly assaulted a man in in the Bronx. 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