Posted by Chicago police have launched an urgent hunt for a man suspected of stabbing a 27-year-old woman in the chest in an unprovoked attack on a train platform.
The alleged victim was sitting on a bench when the man approached her.
He is then said to have plunged a knife into her chest at the station – near the University of Illinois, Chicago.
A police spokesman said the woman miraculously only suffered minor injuries and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
But now, searches are underway for the “stabber” – a six-foot tall black man, weighing between 73kg and 81kg.
The suspect has been described as a six-foot tall black man, weighing between 73kg and 81kg | CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
The man was seen heading northbound towards Chicago’s South Morgan Street after the alleged attack, according to police.
He was seen wearing white jeans and trainers, a brown jacket, an orange hoodie, a pink hat, a grey backpack and brandishing a blade at roughly 11.15pm on November 8.
By Wednesday morning, police still did not know the whereabouts of the suspect.
The incident comes just months after 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a commuter train in North Carolina.
Decarlos Brown Jr was charged with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death in connection to the incident – and could face the death penalty if found guilty.
CCTV footage showed Ms Zarutska on her phone moments before the suspect, in a red sweatshirt, pulled out a pocket-knife and stabbed her.
After the attack, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said: “If mayors can’t keep their trains and buses safe, they don’t deserve taxpayers’ money.”
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