The teen was waiting for a No. 6 train when the group started punching and kicking him, police said.
The most recent attack happened on Saturday. CBS2's Christina Fan has more on a rise in crime and on the latest victim, who is just a teenager.
The victim was waiting for the No. 6 train at the East 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue station on Saturday afternoon when a group of men began punching and kicking him in the head and body. One suspect then pulled a knife and stabbed the teen multiple times, police said."You hear on the news, always something going on, going on. We need to be more secure," another person said.
charging 27-year-old Saquan Lemons for the murder of 38-year-old Charles Moore at the 176th Street and Jerome Avenue station"There isn't much you can do, just being more careful. Trying to avoid people that you think that they have negative behavior," a person said.
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