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Brute bashes train operator with metal scooter in NYC subway — then makes escape through underground tunnel: cops

By
Joe Marino and
Amanda Woods
Published April 9, 2025, 3:19 p.m. ET

A brute bashed a Bronx MTA conductor in the face with a ✱metal scooter in an early Tuesday melee that ended with a second employee hurt as he tried to stop the attac𒅌ker, cops and sources said. 

The male suspect, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was still on board the No. 5 train just after midn🍬ight as the 46-year-old operator tried to clear it at the last stop, Eastchester-Dyre Avenue, accordin♏g to authorities and sources. 

The♚ lingering rider then flew into a rage, throwing his stand-up scooter at a 37-year-old conductor who was also at the scene, police said. 

The young attacker hurled a scooter at an MTA conductor inside the Eastchester-Dyre Avenue No. 5 train station, cops said.
The young attacker hurled a scooter at an MTA conductor inside the Eastchester-Dyre Avenue No. 5 train station, cops said. William Miller

The operator then stepped in and sprained his thumb in an attempt to grab the attacker’s arm, 🐟sources said. 

The crazed suspect then ran off on the subway tracks, through a tunnel toward the next stop, Baychester Avenue, sou👍rces said. 

The young attacker hurled a scooter at an MTA conductor inside the Eastchester-Dyre Avenue No. 5 train station, cops said.
The brute then took off, running on the tracks toward Baychester Avenue, sources said. William Miller

Both workers were taken to Mount Vernon Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition, police said.🅰 

The assꦏailant, last seen wearing a gray hoodie and black pants, had not been cauꦇght by Wednesday.