A camouflage mask-wearing menace shot bear spray into a crowded Manhattan train car late Sunday \u2013 injuring eight straphangers \u2013 after flipping out when someone confronted him for blocking the door with his bike, cops and sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The masked man\u2019s bike was obstructing one of the doors of a southbound No. 4 train at 14th Street-Union Square when he got into a dispute with another commuter around 9:40 p.m., law enforcement sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The agitated unidentified biker then caused hysteria when he sprayed the bear repellant into the train car as he stepped out onto the platform, cops and sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The mask-wearing menace flipped out when someone confronted him for blocking the train door with his bike, sources said. William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/p>\n
Four victims were hospitalized in stable condition, and four others were treated on scene, cops said. William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/p>\n
Four victims were taken to Lenox Hill Hospital in stable condition, and four more were treated on scene, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
None of the victims were children or senior citizens, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But photos from the scene show several people, including at least one child, covering their noses and mouths with their hands or their clothing as they fled the station.<\/p>\n
The attacker took off after unleashing the bear spray and has not been caught. William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/p>\n
A photo also shows the canister of bear spray that the suspect ditched as he ran off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The suspected sprayer \u2013 believed to be in his 30s and last seen wearing a green camouflage mask \u2013 had not been caught by Monday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n