QUEENS, New York (WABC) — A 59-year-old man is dead after he was randomly stabbed on board a subway train in Queens on Wednesday, according to authorities.
The unprovoked attack happened at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodhaven subway station.
Police say the J train was travelling southbound when a dispute occurred between the 59-year-old victim and the suspect in his 20s.
The dispute escalated, and the victim was stabbed multiple times.
The victim was found unconscious and unresponsive and taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.”
Police have taken a person of interest into custody.
They are still looking into a motive.
Jamaica-bound J/Z trains are bypassing Woodhaven Boulevard while the NYPD investigates, and J trains are running with delays in both directions.
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