Man stabbed in the arm inside subway station in Brooklyn: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A man was stabbed inside a subway station in Brooklyn Sunday evening, according to the NYPD.
The incident happened at the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues station.
Police say the victim, a man in his 50s, was stabbed in the right arm on the staircase inside the station. He was located conscious and alert, and taken in stable condition to Elmhurst Hospital.
The scene was still active as of 8:20 p.m. A search for the suspect is ongoing. Police say the suspect is a man who was seen wearing all black.
No additional information was made available.
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