A knife-wielding thief is on the loose after slashing a straphanger on board a Bronx subway early Saturday, cops said.
The violent episode occurred on a northbound D train as it pulled into the Kingsbridge Road station just after 4 a.m., police said.
The menace, who had just boarded the train at an earlier stop, approached his first victim – a 37-year-old man – asking for money, cops said.
When the straphanger refused to hand over cash, the perp pulled out a knife, and demanded his cell phone – which the vic handed over, police said.
The sicko moved onto his second victim – who also happened to be a 37-year-old man – and again asked for cash. But when that man refused, the perp wielded the knife, slashing him on the right side of the face, cops said.
The thief snatched the bloodied victim’s cell phone and backpack, and took off running from the Fordham subway station, police said.
The phones taken were an iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy Note 3, although it’s unclear which one belonged to each straphanger, according to cops, who also said it’s unclear if the victims were connected.
Photos taken as the slashed man stood talking with detectives at the scene show three bloody gashes on his right cheek.
Both victims refused medical attention, cops said.
So far there are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.
