Subway conductor assaulted by angry passengers

NEW YORK (FOX5NY) - The NYPD is looking for a man and woman who assaulted a subway conductor in the face after getting angry with him for announcing the train was going express.

It happened on Saturday August 11, at approximately 4:40 a.m. inside of the Grant Avenue "A" subway station in Brooklyn.

The brutal attack was caught on camera.  The pair punched the 62-year-old male victim in the face following a dispute and then allegedly tried to pull him from the train. The two individuals fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.

The victim suffered a black eye and small lacerations to his face; he was subsequently treated by EMS. 

The wanted man was last seen wearing a red shirt and gray pants. The woman wore glasses and was last seen wearing a gray dress.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.  Police say that all calls are strictly confidential.