Suspect wanted for yelling homophobic threats outside Penn Station: NYPD

The NYPD is looking for a man who they claim threatened two people outside Penn Station before fleeing into the train station.

Around 1:25 p.m. on Monday, July 11, near the corner of 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue, a suspect yelled homophobic slurs at two men, aged 21 and 22, according to police.

When the victims confronted the man about what he said, he pulled out a box cutter and said he would kill them, authorities stated. The suspect then fled into Penn Station when the victims called 911.

Police described the suspect as a black man with dreads in his 40s who was approximately 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green shirt, dark pants and glasses.

Anyone with information should call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.