New York City police released sketches of two of the six people suspected of assaulting a 23-year-old man and his boyfriend on a subway train headed downtown on Monday night.
Police described all suspects -- three men and three women -- as in their early 20s, and are pursuing hate-crime charges, according to NBC New York.
Urena Morel Frankelly and his partner told police they were heading south on the No. 2 train Monday night, when a woman began taking pictures of them, leading to a confrontation where the suspects hurled antigay slurs at the couple, reported the New York Daily News.
When Frankelly asked the woman why she was taking a picture of him eating food on the train, the suspect allegedly responded by shouting, "Feed your face, f****t."
The Daily News reports that another woman chimed in, apparently asking Frankelly's partner, "Why you with that f****t?"
An argument ensued, and the women were joined by three others and a man, who all attacked Frankelly, according to police. When Frankelly's partner attempted to intervene, he was repeatedly punched, reports the Daily News. Frankelly was treated at St. Luke's Hospital for a left eye swollen shut, with a cut above the socket.
Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.