14-year-old boy stabbed in the head while riding MTA bus in the Bronx: NYPD
WILLIAMSBRIDGE, The Bronx (PIX11) -- A 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the head while on a MTA bus in the Bronx Friday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on a MTA Bx8 bus near East Gun Hill Road and Bronxwood Avenue.
Police say an unknown individual approached the boy and stabbed him in the left side of his head with a cutting instrument before fleeing on foot.
EMS took the boy to a local hospital in stable condition.
The NYPD is searching for the suspect involved and released surveillance footage of the suspect.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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