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.
"I had to let him know, 'Excuse me, young man, get out of my personal space. I've had a long day. It's hot,'" said Frasier. told the outlet.
He said the attacker was waiting for him at the end of the escalator and that the suspect probably took a picture of him, not to mention that Frasier was gay. I said I stabbed him because I thought.
"[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 in the end it looks like it's become a hate crime."
Police said they could not determine if the attack was a hate crime.
Frazier was taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was in stable condition.
Footage released Sunday shows the shirtless suspect, wearing colorful shorts, fleeing an escalator.
He fled on Monday.
