NYPD Search For Suspect Who Pushed Two Men Onto Subway Tracks

The New York Police Department is searching for a suspect who allegedly pushed two men onto the subway tracks at an Upper East Side station on Sunday morning.

Police told The Daily Wire that the unidentified individual shoved an 83-year-old man and a 31-year-old man onto the southbound “F” train tracks at the Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station at approximately 11:41 a.m.

Bystanders quickly pulled both victims back onto the platform before an approaching train arrived. The men were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect fled in an unknown direction. The New York Post reports the suspect was last seen wearing a gray jacket, red hat, tan pants, and green shoes. As of Sunday evening, no arrests have been made. 

The attack comes as the city is on edge after two bombs were thrown into a crowd of protesters by suspect Emir Balat and Ibrahim Nikk who is accused of supplying the device. Witnesses said that Balat yelled, “Allahu akbar” as he threw the weapon on Saturday. On Sunday afternon, officers investigated East End Avenue between East 81st and East 82nd street where investigators located a car that belonged to one of the arrested protesters.

The FBI stated their Terrorism Task Force is investigating the matter along NYPD and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

The New York Police Department did not indicate Sunday’s subway attack had any relation to the incidents involving Balat and Nikk but confirmed the subway attack is still under investigation.