A suspect slashed a man on the face on the Q train in Brooklyn and took off, and now they're trying to figure out if the same man is responsible for two other slashings this weekend
Let's get right to Fox News, Arthur Chan, live in Flatbush with the details. Arthur
Natasha, Steve, first we talk about there being a possible break in this case. A police source tells Fox 5 they have an individual in custody who they believe is the person who committed that slashing here on the Q train on Saturday morning
They do have that person in custody now. He has not been formally charged. But let's, in the meantime, show you surveillance video
they had released just before that of the person that they were looking for
This person described a 6'2", wearing a beige hoodie. Early Sunday morning allegedly slashed a fellow subway rider on a Q train
with some sort of an unknown object as that train was approaching this Cortelli Road subway station
That victim in that case, a 37-year-old man who was unprovoked in this case
That individual was rushed to Kings County Hospital. Now, two other separate attacks followed this weekend, not in the subways, but on the streets
A 53-year-old man was slashed at Foster and New York Avenues on Saturday night
And yesterday morning, a 56-year-old man was viciously attacked on Newkirk Avenue
In all three cases, the victims were slashed on the left side of their face
And at last check, all three victims are in stable condition, but the string of incidents still has people in this part of Flatbush shaken
I just lived there, and I only heard about it this morning. I scared to come out of the house sometimes I still learn if usually I try to stand by the wall If you know anybody standing a little too close to me so I just move
And especially on the train, I try to ride in the conductor's car
Again, a police source telling Fox 5 right now they have somebody in custody
They have not formally charged him yet, but they do believe he was at least responsible for the slashing on the Q train here
We also spoke with the MTA. They said by the end of today, four and a half million New Yorkers will have ridden the subways
They say they're averaging about five major felonies a day, which they point out in any regular city would be considered very safe
But they are also very concerned about this case. That's the latest from Fat Bush, Brooklyn. Arthur Chien, Fox 5 News. Steve, back to you
All right. Thanks, Arthur. The owner of a liquor store in Westchester County facing drug and weapon charges
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He is accused of distributing cocaine out of his business, Amir's Wine and Spirits, on Main Street in New Rochelle
Police say they found two loaded handguns and 21 grams of cocaine when they searched the store last Friday
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Four people were killed when a suspect opened fire inside the Midtown skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue
Today, 190 police officers and their families attended the ceremony, including the family of fallen detective Ditarul Islam, who was working off duty at the time of the shooting