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Police look to ID suspect who punched 62-year-old woman in Downtown Crossing concourse

MBTA Transit Police said the suspect struck the woman with a closed fist unprovoked and without warning.

MBTA Transit Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect who punched a 62-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon.
MBTA Transit Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect who punched a 62-year-old woman Tuesday afternoon. MBTA Transit Police

By Eli Curwin

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MBTA Transit Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who punched a 62-year-old woman.

The incident occurred at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Downtown Crossing concourse.

Police say the woman passed by the suspect and said “excuse me,” before the suspect struck her with a closed fist without provocation or warning.

They asked anyone with information to contact detectives at 617-222-1050. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the department’s SeeSay app.

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