The NYPD released this sketch of a suspect wanted for assaulting a man on a subway train in Long Island City last month in a case being investigated as a hate crime. According to authorities, the perpetrator punched a 43-year-old Hispanic male in the face and then made anti- Mexican statements on a Flushing-bound 7 train near the Court Square-23rd Street station on Feb. 26 at about 4 p.m. Following the attack, law enforcement sources said, the assailant departed the train at Court Square. Police described the suspect as a black male standing 6’-tall and weighing 165 lbs. Anyone with information regarding the hate crime or the suspect’s whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-577-TIPS, by text message to 274637 (enter information, then the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential.
