A 31-year-old man who escaped police custody inside a Manhattan hospital may have gone underground to take the subway, law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 New York.
The burglary suspect, Daniel Ortiz, was being treated for an unknown injury at the emergency room inside the Lenox Hill Healthplex Hospital at about 3:30 p.m. when he escaped, police said.
Investigators believe he may have gone underground and taken the subway near the hospital at 30 Seventh Ave., near West 12th Street, sources said.
Ortiz was wearing leg shackles attached to one side, tucked inside his boot, and he may be bleeding from the wrist, police say. He's walking with a noticeable limp.
He's described as about 5 feet 6 inches, 130 pounds, with brown eyes and brown curly hair, last seen wearing a dark-colored peacoat, dark blue jeans, dark brown boots, with no shirt.
