Grandmother Pushed Onto Subway Tracks By Man Smoking Marijuana Inside Station

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD is searching for a man who pushed a 73-year-old grandmother onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn.

Police say the attacker had been smoking marijuana on the C train platform inside the Clinton-Washington station.

When the victim’s adult grandson asked him to stop, police said the suspect punched and kicked the grandson and grandfather and then pushed the grandmother.

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All three victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the suspect is 25 to 30 years old and 200 pounds, wearing a backwards Yankee cap and dark hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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