A New York City commuter was stabbed multiple times while riding the subway in Queens on Sunday night, marking another incident of random violence on public transit. Roberto Gaspar, 25, was on his way home from work when he was attacked from behind by an unknown assailant.
The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on a northbound No. 7 train approaching the 111th Street station in Corona. According to the NYPD, Gaspar was stabbed once in the neck and twice in the back with an unknown sharp object, as oer Fox News. The suspect fled the train at the station while Gaspar was rushed to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital in critical condition.
