Unhinged straphanger slashes two elderly men on Queens subway
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An unhinged straphanger slashed two elderly men on a Queens subway in an unprovoked attack caught on camera.
Patrick Chambers, 46, was arrested shortly after the July 5 attack on a No. 7 train rolling towards the 52nd St.-Lincoln Ave. station in Sunnyside, cops said.
The two victims, ages 71 and 73, were sitting on the train around 7:30 a.m. when Chambers, seated across from them, suddenly jumped up and screamed, “Why aren’t you with your children?” according to sources.
He then charged at one of the two victim with his knife, cutting him across the forearm. The other senior was cut as he tried to help his fellow straphanger, cops said.
Cellphone video of the encounter shows the two victim being knocked to the ground during the struggle with Chambers.
When the men get up, Chambers, who is wearing a tank top and a surgical mask, lunges at one of the victims again, repeatedly sticking the senior with his knife before backing off, the video shows.
Chambers escaped to another car just as an MTA worker intervened, the video shows.
Cops arrested Chambers, from the Bronx, when the train stopped at the 52nd St.-Lincoln Ave. station. He was charged with two counts of assault and menacing, as well as criminal possession of a weapon.
Chambers was hospitalized for a week after his arrest, officials said. His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending.
A video of the attack surfaced on social media on Saturday.
“Guess it’s no longer safe to ride the subway in NYC and I’m not referring to COVID...” Manhattan Republican Party Chair Andrea Catsimatidis posted on Twitter.
NYPD Transit Chief Edward Delatorre called the subway slashing a “heinous and unprovoked attack.”
“The suspect was arrested moments later, charged with multiple counts of felony assault, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon, and is currently awaiting prosecution,” Delatorre said on Twitter.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-yor...0200711-3ttaqny4jzcrvoxqleqhzg6siy-story.html (https://archive.vn/6PTPP)
An unhinged straphanger slashed two elderly men on a Queens subway in an unprovoked attack caught on camera.
Patrick Chambers, 46, was arrested shortly after the July 5 attack on a No. 7 train rolling towards the 52nd St.-Lincoln Ave. station in Sunnyside, cops said.
The two victims, ages 71 and 73, were sitting on the train around 7:30 a.m. when Chambers, seated across from them, suddenly jumped up and screamed, “Why aren’t you with your children?” according to sources.
He then charged at one of the two victim with his knife, cutting him across the forearm. The other senior was cut as he tried to help his fellow straphanger, cops said.
Cellphone video of the encounter shows the two victim being knocked to the ground during the struggle with Chambers.
When the men get up, Chambers, who is wearing a tank top and a surgical mask, lunges at one of the victims again, repeatedly sticking the senior with his knife before backing off, the video shows.
Chambers escaped to another car just as an MTA worker intervened, the video shows.
Cops arrested Chambers, from the Bronx, when the train stopped at the 52nd St.-Lincoln Ave. station. He was charged with two counts of assault and menacing, as well as criminal possession of a weapon.
Chambers was hospitalized for a week after his arrest, officials said. His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending.
A video of the attack surfaced on social media on Saturday.
“Guess it’s no longer safe to ride the subway in NYC and I’m not referring to COVID...” Manhattan Republican Party Chair Andrea Catsimatidis posted on Twitter.
NYPD Transit Chief Edward Delatorre called the subway slashing a “heinous and unprovoked attack.”
“The suspect was arrested moments later, charged with multiple counts of felony assault, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon, and is currently awaiting prosecution,” Delatorre said on Twitter.
