China News Service, May 25. According to a report by the US Chinese website, on the morning of May 24, local time, an Asian man was pushed onto the subway track at a subway station in Long Island City, Queens District, New York, United States.
The case is alleged to be a hate crime, and the New York City Police Hate Crimes Investigation Bureau has been involved in the investigation.
On April 17, local time, hundreds of people participated in a rally against discrimination against Asians in Millbrae, San Francisco Bay Area.
With the outbreak and spread of the new crown epidemic, there has been a surge of discrimination and violence against Asian groups in American society.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
According to police information, the case occurred at around 7:43 am on the 24th at the 21st Street/Queens Bridge subway station on the F line.
The suspect approached the 35-year-old victim who was standing on the south platform from behind, and after saying something unclear, pushed him off the platform.
Other passengers in the station pulled the victim back to the platform. Fortunately, the victim was not hit by the subway, but the skin on his head was torn and he was rushed to Mount Sinai Queens District Hospital for treatment. He is currently in stable condition.
The suspect fled after the incident.
According to the police, the suspect was a dark-skinned male in his 20s to 30s who was last seen wearing black clothes, black shoes and a black mask.
Due to language barriers, it is not clear what the suspect said after approaching the victim, but the police said that the case was suspected of a hate crime and the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Investigation Bureau has intervened.
The police appealed to those familiar with the matter to provide clues.
On May 20, US President Biden signed a bill to curb the surge in hate crimes and violence against Asians during the new crown epidemic.
The bill will instruct the Ministry of Justice to expedite the review of hate crimes related to the epidemic, establish an online database of such incidents, and seek to provide more support to local law enforcement agencies in combating hate crimes.