Transit Police Search For Man Accused Of Using Racial Slurs, Throwing Bottle At Woman And Child On Red Line

BOSTON (CBS) – Transit Police are trying to identify a man who allegedly directed racial slurs and threw a glass bottle at a woman while she rode an MBTA train with a one-year-old.

It happened Friday just before 11 a.m. on the Red Line between the Kendall Station and Park Street stops.

Transit Police released a photo of a "person of interest" Monday. They are investigating the incident as a civil rights violation.

Anyone with information or who recognizes the man is asked to call (617) 222-1050.