Three randomly slashed in Queens subway station

A madman randomly slashed three people at a Long Island City subway station on Saturday morning, police said. 

The mayhem erupted around 8:20 a.m., when the unidentified man slashed two people outside the Queens Plaza E/M/R station, at 43rd Avenue and 3th Street, and one more inside, according to authorities. 

A madman randomly slashed three people at a Long Island City subway station on Saturday morning, police said. 
A madman randomly slashed three people at a Long Island City subway station on Saturday morning, police said.  James Messerschmidt

Asian biased attack in Queens Plaza subway station.
The attacker was quickly arrested and taken to Elmhurst Hospital for a mental evaluation, they said.  Kevin C. Downs for NY Post

The slasher “didn’t know” any of the victims, a police source said.

The attacker was quickly nabbed and taken to Elmhurst Hospital for a mental evaluation, they said. 

The condition of the victims was not immediately known.

This is a developing story.

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