Video shows man kicking woman down escalator in brazen NYC subway assault
NEW YORK — Police are seeking information about a man seen in a shocking surveillance video kicking a woman down an escalator.
The alleged assault occurred Thursday evening in Brooklyn as the man in the video is seen walking past the victim on an escalator out of the Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center Station, a typically busy subway stop.
The man kicked the 32-year-old woman in the chest, causing her to fall down the escalator, the New York City Police Department said Monday. The video shows the man graze the woman as he walks past her up the escalator before he stops and turns around. He is then seen grabbing both handrails before kicking her.
The man and woman had "a verbal exchanged that escalated" when he kicked her, police said.
🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: Do you know this guy? On 9/9/21 at approx 7:15 PM, at the Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center Station in Brooklyn, the suspect kicked a 32-year-old woman in the chest, causing her to fall down the escalator. Any info? DM @NYPDTips, or anonymously call 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/j6yFToIlvU
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 13, 2021
No one in the video is seen helping the woman after she tumbles to the bottom of the escalator. She suffered cuts and bruises to her back, arms and legs, and "trauma to her left ankle," but she refused medical attention at the scene, police said.
The video also shows the man, wearing a mask due to COVID-19 rules, as he exits the subway through a turnstile.
In tweets, New York police said it was seeking any information about the man and that he is wanted for assault. Those with information are asked to send a message to the department on Twitter, @NYPDnews, or by anonymously calling 800-577-TIPS.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NYPD: Video shows man at NYC subway stop kick woman down escalator
