Posted on 07/06/2006 11:06:06 AM PDT by Military family member
NEW YORK — A man grabbed two cordless power saws off a subway station workbench and went on a rampage Thursday, swinging the saws at riders and slicing open a man's chest before running away, police said.
The 64-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Police were searching for the suspect, described by witnesses as a thin man in his 30s, who had earrings in both ears and was possibly carrying a teddy bear.
The attack occurred before dawn at a subway station a few blocks south of Columbia University.
Wielding a saw in each hand, the man took a swipe at one rider on a platform and missed, police said. Moments later, he cut into the man's chest at a turnstile before bolting out of the station, still carrying the power tools, which were later found in a trash can.
Police were reviewing security camera videotape.
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A man running through the streets of New York with Gold Earrings carrying a teddy bear....
My symphathies for the poor man...
Did he do it with Skil?..........
They really should ban saws up there. Bloomberg where are you?
what a freak!
What the...
A man running throught the subways of New York with Gold Earrings carrying a teddy bear and cordless power saws in each hand ....
My symphaties for the victims.
Not breaking news...was on earlier radio reports around 7:00 AM
Well, at least all the citizens were disarmed so the criminal was not hurt...
Bellevue escapee?
It might not be breaking news, but it is on the cutting edge.
Peace activist, most likely.
More proof that NYC is the most polite city on earth.
"They really should ban saws up there. Bloomberg where are you?"
How about a three-day waiting period for power tools. Or maybe a limit of one type of power tool purchased per month?
It's for the children.
Is this normal for Metro...leaving unattended power saws lying around?
"It might not be breaking news, but it is on the cutting edge."
I never saw that coming...
There could be dozens, maybe hundreds of men with 2 earings carrying teddy bears on the streets of NYC. The NYPD will have their hands full.
My sympathies for the victims.
Saws don't kill people; people...oh, never mind. You know where this is going already.
Probably someone who had been diagnosed mentally ill but sent to live "in the community", per the demands of the loony activists who always claim that "mental illness is just like any other illness". Way too common.
Skin complexion? Hair color? Anything other than a teddy bear that can be thrown away? None of the witnesses can give a better ID?
Good thing Noo Yawkers have that Sullivan Act to protect them!
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