NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are looking for a man who, they say, made anti-Mexican remarks before punching a 14-year-old man in the face in the subway.
It happened around 7:15 a.m. Monday aboard a northbound 4-way train en route to the Atlantic Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.
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Police said the victim was on the train with two family members when the suspect sat down next to them.
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He allegedly came up with anti-Mexican statements before beating the boy.
The victim received a small incision in the nose and the suspect took off in an unknown direction.
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Anyone with information about the attacker should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)or for Spanish, 1-888-57-TRACK (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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