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Two people were slashed – including a man who had been scuffling with a teen stranger over a seat – and a trespasser was busted with a loaded rifle in a spurt of subway mayhem Tuesday, cops said.
A 52-year-old man got into a spat with 19-year-old Christina Chambers over seating on board a northbound No. 6 train at Lexington Avenue and East 51st Street around 3:20 p.m. when the teen flew into a rage, authorities said.
Chambers allegedly slashed the man on the left side of his face, near his ear, cops and sources said.
While the injured man was treated at the scene, Chambers stayed on the train – making it to the East 125th Street station in Harlem, where she was arrested, cops said.
Chambers was charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment, authorities said.
Several hours later, just after 11 p.m., a man slashed a woman across the face inside the 125th Street station at St. Nicholas Avenue, authorities said.
That victim was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside, where she was listed in stable condition. Her age was not known, but cops described her as an adult.
Her attacker, last seen wearing a black hoodie with a multi-colored flower, ran away and had not been caught by Wednesday, police said.
The motive for that assault, and whether the two knew each other, was not known, cops said.
Separately, a man was nabbed inside a Bronx subway station with a loaded, defaced Palmetto State Armory TA-15 rifle late Tuesday afternoon, police said.
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Abraham Sosa, 20, allegedly snuck behind a “No trespass” sign and made his way toward a tunnel in the Kingsbridge Road B and D train station around 4:30 p.m. when eagle-eyed cops stopped him in his tracks, cops and sources said.
Sosa then allegedly flipped out and fought with the officers – two of whom suffered minor injuries, police said.
During the struggle, the weapon fell out of Sosa’s backpack, cops said.
Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man entered the fray, kicking one of the cops’ body-worn cameras onto the subway tracks, police said.
That man, identified as Christopher Mayren, also snatched one of the officers’ cell phones, police said.
Sosa was slapped with multiple weapon possession raps – with 25 counts related to possession of bullets – resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, criminal trespass, assault on a police officer and second-degree assault, cops said.
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Mayren was charged with obstructing governmental administration, criminal mischief, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny, aggravated harassment, and harassment, police said.
Overall, felony crime in the city’s transit system is down so far this year, with 1,807 offenses reported compared to 1,928 at this point in 2023, according to the latest NYPD data, updated Sunday.
However, murders have jumped to nine from the five reported in 2023, and six rapes were reported, up from last year’s four, the data shows.
Shootings on the rails have increased – with 11 people hurt in six incidents, compared to five injured in four shootings last year.
Gun arrests are way up, with 65 such busts compared to 39 at this point in 2023, according to the stats.
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