QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A woman threw an unknown liquid into an MTA worker’s face in a Forest Hills subway station Tuesday evening, police said.
The 36-year-old MTA worker got into an argument with a woman, around 6 p.m. on the mezzanine level of the 75th Avenue station, according to the NYPD. Suddenly, the suspect threw some type of liquid at the victim that left his face burning, police said.
The suspect fled the scene, and the victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries, police said.
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