The man who stuck the knife into the back of the Bronx strap hanger may have gone berserk. The injured man said Monday,
The 33-year-old victim, Leo Frazier, toldWABC around 1:30 p.m. He said he was on the escalator of Sunday when the assailant stabbed him.
Frasier said he complained to the suspect before the attack that the man was getting too close to him.
, please exit my personal space. It's been a long day. Frazier told the outlet
He said the attacker was waiting for him at the end of the escalator and probably stabbed him because he thought the suspect had taken a picture of him. . It goes without saying that Frasier is gay.
"[Bystanders] said, 'I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding,' and I felt a lot of blood coming out of my back," Frazier said at the hospital. said from bed.
The victim said the blade only grazes his lungs.
"Maybe he could tell I was gay," said Frazier. "I don't care, but this turned out to be a hate crime after all."
Police said they could not say whether the attack was a hate crime.
Frazier was taken to Lincoln Medical Center and said to be in stable condition.
Footage released on Sunday shows the shirtless suspect wearing colorful shorts running down an escalator.
He fled on Monday.
