New York City police are searching for a woman who randomly attacked a cellist playing at a Midtown subway station before slipping away amid the rush-hour crowds, prompting the musician to suspend such performances “indefinitely.”
Shocking video posted by Iain S. Forrest, 29, shows the moment a woman obscuring her identity with a cap and scarf bashed him in the back of the head with his metal water bottle as he passionately played the cello.
Yesterday, I was attacked in the NYC subway. At 5:50 pm on February 14th, while performing at 34th St Herald Square station, a woman wearing a mustard jacket, red scarf, and gloves assaulted me by smashing the back of my head with my metal water bottle. pic.twitter.com/UpSl43yk3x
— Iain S. Forrest, PhD (@IainSForrest) February 14, 2024
Forrest can be seen crumpling over in pain as the woman quickly walked away.
According to the cellist, the assault occurred at the 34th St. Herald Square Station on February 13 at 5:50 p.m.
“She fled the station, shedding her outer clothes, and escaped into the nearby Macy’s, where NYPD were unable to locate her,” the musician wrote on X. “We urgently need your help. Please share this post and video to help identify her before she harms me or others again.”
She fled the station, shedding her outer clothes, and escaped into the nearby Macy’s, where NYPD were unable to locate her. We urgently need your help. Please share this post and video to help identify her before she harms me or others again.
— Iain S. Forrest, PhD (@IainSForrest) February 14, 2024
Forrest, a PhD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said the incident was the second time he’s been attacked while performing in NYC subway stations in less than a year.
“I don’t think I can do this anymore. I’m suspending subway performances indefinitely,” he wrote.
Anyone with information can call 800-577-TIPS to contact NYC Crime Stoppers.
This marks the second attack I’ve endured in less than a year while performing for New Yorkers in subway stations. I don’t think I can do this anymore. I’m suspending subway performances indefinitely.
— Iain S. Forrest, PhD (@IainSForrest) February 14, 2024
Police have not located the suspect, the New York Post reported.
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