A 29-year-old NYPD detective is in critical condition after being assaulted at a Manhattan subway station last night.
According to the NYPD, the 29-year-old off-duty police officer was on the southbound platform at the 23rd Street 6 stop when he was punched by another man at 6:30 p.m. The officer fell to the ground, hitting his head on the platform.
1010 WINS reports the fall caused "bleeding on the brain." The officer was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. He is reportedly in a medically-induced coma.
The suspect fled the scene with two women, police say.
Apparently the off-duty detective, a 6-year veteran of the NYPD, and/or his companion may have gotten into an altercation with the attacker.
According to the Daily News, "he got into an argument with an unidentified man standing with two women," while the Post reports:
The detective had been standing on the southbound platform with his cousin at around 6:30 p.m. when the cousin began “bothering” a panhandler — and the suspect interceded by punching the detective in the head, law enforcement sources told The Post.
“That’s not f—ing right,” the suspect shouted before striking and running off with his two female companions.
The police are seeking the suspect, who is described as a 200-pound male in his 40s, about 5'9" and wearing a white t-shirt.
Jen Chung in News on Jul 13, 2014 9:13 am
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