A stranger allegedly stabbed an elderly man in the head on a New York City subway bus Monday afternoon simply because he played drums on his lap, police said.
A 60-year-old man who was playing percussion on his lap reportedly enraged the stranger, prompting him to stab the elderly man with a screwdriver. Said New York Post.
A stranger stabs a 60-year-old man in the head with a screwdriver on a New York City bus for playing drums on his lap. https://t.co/SL5TEE4Ll3 pic.twitter.com/UcHMDfHaTI
— New York Post (@nypost) April 8, 2024
One witness, who was standing in front of a nearby corner store, heard screams from passengers on the bus shortly after the incident. “When I got inside the bus, I saw him bleeding,” she said. “I came into the store, got a piece of paper and took it out. And [people were] All I said was that the man with the screwdriver cut the man’s head off. ” (Related: Police say Florida drummer became furious with former bandmate and threw Molotov cocktail into living room)
The stabbed man was bleeding profusely, but was reportedly alert and able to speak throughout the ordeal.
“He was bleeding profusely. He was bleeding like crazy and was talking,” said an eyewitness.
The 60-year-old man was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital in “stable condition,” the paper continued.
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— Euronews Culture (@euronewsculture) April 4, 2024
The suspect reportedly fled the scene and remains at large. He appears to be in his 20s. (Related: Drew Barrymore reveals the surprising thing her ex did that made her ‘stomach hurt’)
