2 people hurt in metal pipe attacks on MTA buses; police seek suspects

The first incident happened at 2:26 p.m. aboard a Bx35 bus near 165th Street and 3rd Avenue.

Brittany Cadet

May 28, 2025, 9:50 AM

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Two people were injured in two separate metal pipe attacks on different MTA buses in The Bronx, police say.
The attacks happened on May 10 within 8 hours from each other but in very similar situations.
The first incident happened at 2:26 p.m. aboard a Bx35 bus near 165th Street and 3rd Avenue.
Police say the suspect made a loud statement and then hit a 31-year-old man on the head with a metal pipe.
The victim now has a deep cut on his head because of the attack.
The second incident happened the same day on a Bx19 bus at 11:20 p.m.
Police say the suspect got into a heated argument with an 18-year-old boy and struck him in the head with the metal pipe.
Surveillance video inside the Bx19 bus shows thee man holding a metal pipe. The victim also suffered a cut to the head after he was hit with the metal pipe.