THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition following a brutal attack on an MTA bus on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened around 2:35 p.m. on a BX 38 bus near Bartow Avenue and Gunther Avenue.
Police say two individuals engaged the victim in a verbal dispute before they kicked and punched him.
The victim was then stabbed multiple times in the chest with a knife, police say. The suspects fled the bus, running west on Bartow Avenue.
The NYPD released the following photos of the suspects.
EMS transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police.