Man beats up passenger for falling asleep on his shoulder, chilling video goes viral

In a bone-chilling incident, a man inside the New York City subway went berserk and knocked out a man just for falling asleep on his shoulder. The horrific incident spread outrage as another passenger got furious with the man and subsequently attacked him back, leading to a clash on the subway.

A fellow passenger recorded the entire video and uploaded it on social media which is now going viral. The video has infuriated netizens who demanded stringent action against the man. The video starts with the man abusing a fellow passenger for falling asleep on his shoulder.

“I speak your f*ing dialect and I know who the f you are. Go to sleep someplace… Shut the f** up already,” the man can be seen screaming out loud.

New York man elbows another passenger on the subway #subwaycreatures #nyc #frailego pic.twitter.com/N6KX6ltBIz

— Rama (@EyesWitness00) August 24, 2023

Before the sleepy man can say anything, the man gets agitated and smashes his face with his elbow, leaving him unconscious for a few seconds. This infuriates another passenger who attacks the man and starts punching him.

The fight did not last long as the victim and his friend had to get down while the attacker continued to travel to another station.

New York police said the man went crazy and shouted at the passenger for using him as a cushion. Police have filed a complaint against the attacker and are on the lookout for him.

With over 10K views, the whole incident has received a plethora of reactions from social media users after it was shared on X.

“Where are we heading? So much intolerance!” commented a user.

Another user wrote, “Wow, that’s full-on gay panic – He’s so insecure of his own sexuality.”

“What a cowardly act, that’s people of today. You can see why there are so many shootings,” commented a user.