Last Friday, a man was hospitalized after being punched at the 125th Street 6 train station. Now the NYPD has announced that the victim has died from his injuries. Investigators are still searching for a suspect in the assault.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred just after 8:30 a.m. on Friday, June 6th, when a 45-year-old man on a northbound 6 train got into a fight with another passenger. When the train pulled into the 125th Street and Lexington Avenue station, the dispute continued onto the platform and the man was punched in the head. The blow caused him to fall backwards, striking his head on the platform.
The suspect fled and the victim was taken to Harlem Hospital. After days in critical condition, the victim, James Kutza, a 45-year-old Bronx resident, died.
Police distributed video of the suspect, describing him as a light skinned male, 6' tall and weighing 180 pounds. Now, there's a sketch of the suspect as well.
Anyone with information in regards to this assault is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
