PBS Reporter Punched in Face by Stranger on NYC Subway

The New York Post reports PBS News Hour reporter Jane Ferguson was the victim of a random attack on the NYC subway Monday evening. 

Ferguson took to Twitter and said that she was riding in a crowded 4-train car during rush hour when an unknown man approached and punched her in the face. Ferguson wrote, "I kneeled down on the floor in shock, and steadied myself, unsure what had just happened, my ear ringing and face on fire.” 

According to People, Ferguson only publicly spoke out about what happened to say thank you to the stranger she says helped her up and directed her to police at the following station. Ferguson tweeted, "The reason I'm tweeting this is, as I knelt on the floor, I felt an arm around my shoulder and a woman pulled me away," she added. "The young woman took me off the car at the next stop and to the police there at the Grand Central Station before giving me a hug and making sure I got home ok."

It is unclear whether any charges have been filed in the case.