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EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – The NYPD has released photos of a man who allegedly stabbed a 60-year-old MTA bus driver in Brooklyn on Saturday.
The man was caught on security cameras arguing with the B99 bus driver, identified by his union as Isaac Egharevba, around 11:30 p.m. near Pitkin Avenue and Alabama Avenue in East New York, according to authorities.
The suspect was caught on security cameras arguing with the B99 bus driver before stabbing him, according to authorities.The man then stabbed Egharevba in the neck with an unknown sharp object before taking off on foot, according to authorities.
Egharevba has been on the job for 17 years, TWU Local 100 told PIX11 News. Several passengers on the bus were irate because of a route detour, union officials said.
Isaac Egharevba, 60, was stabbed in the neck while driving a B99 bus in Brooklyn, according to TWU Local 100.The argument between Egharevba and the suspect stemmed from the detour, his union said. Egharevba was sliced on the left side of his face between his neck and jaw and started profusely bleeding, union officials said.
No arrests have been made.
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