New York City police are searching for a man who slashed a subway rider, a homeless man and another person in the face with a box cutter. The three slashing victims were hospitalized in stable condition.

Police say the slashing rampage began at about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday on a subway train in Manhattan.

On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at approximately 1:20AM, a 35-year-old male was approached by the suspect aboard the northbound #4 train at the Broadway and Lafayette station. The two males board the train and the suspect proceeds to walk over to the victim and punch him in the face with the exposed blade of a box cutter in his hand, causing a laceration/puncture wound to the right side of his face. The suspect and victim then stay on the train until Union Square and 14 Street, where they both exit the train. As the suspect is fleeing the station, he comes upon a 20-year-old female in the station and slaps her on the right side of her face causing a physical injury. The suspect then proceeds up the stairs in the vicinity of Food Emporium and encounters a 46-year-old male by the elevator. He asks the male for $2, and when the male refuses, he slashes the right side of his face. The suspect then crosses 14 Street and encounters a 59-year-old male waiting for the M14 bus. The suspect asks this victim for a dollar, and when the male refuses, he is also slashed on the right side of his face. The suspect fled the location. All victims removed to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. The investigation in ongoing.

The suspect is described as a heavy set male black wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, black vest, blue jeans and red sneakers

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(Source: Breaking911.com)