Police have released images of two individuals they’re seeking in connection with the stabbing of an elderly man aboard an Upper West Side bus earlier this month.
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The attack happened on Friday, June 5, at approximately 6:30 p.m. near Broadway and West 92nd Street. According to the NYPD, the victim was riding an M104 bus when two individuals got into a verbal dispute with him, punched him repeatedly in the head and body, then stabbed him in the left shoulder before fleeing on foot. He was taken by EMS to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition.ILTUWS first reported the stabbing on June 6, when police were still searching for the pair. Investigators have now made public images of the two individuals wanted in the assault.
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