Suspect wanted after MTA employee attacked inside subway station: NYPD

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- An on-duty MTA employee was taken to the hospital following an attack inside a subway station in Brooklyn on Sunday.

The incident happened around 9:35 p.m. inside the Myrtle Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue subway station.

Police say the 53-year-old victim was stationed on the lower mezzanine when an unknown individual approached her and hit her twice in the head with an umbrella.

The NYPD released the following surveillance video of the suspect.

Credit: NYPD

The victim was taken to Wyckoff Hospital in stable condition.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here.

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