He had been arriving home on the J train in the brisk hours of the morning from an overnight shift at Home Depot when he noticed he was being followed as his train rolled into the Kosciuszko Street station. 

“You’re going to die today,” the man told him shortly before stabbing him with what has been described as a “large pocket knife,” according to a report from the New York Post.

An MTA employee assisted him in fighting off the assailant, who then ran off and remains at large. The New York City Police Department’s 81st Precinct put out stills from security camera footage detailing the alleged attacker on Monday.