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Man Attacks Subway Riders with Bear Spray, 4 Hospitalized

8/5/2025

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The NYPD is on the hunt for a man who unleashed bear spray on a No. 4 train at Union Square late Sunday night, leaving eight victims in distress, four of whom required hospitalization. The suspect, a man in his 30s donning a camouflage ski mask, vanished into the night after the chaotic scene.

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The NYPD is on the hunt for a man who unleashed bear spray on a No. 4 train at Union Square late Sunday night, leaving eight victims in distress, four of whom required hospitalization. The suspect, a man in his 30s donning a camouflage ski mask, vanished into the night after the chaotic scene.