Police on Wednesday released surveillance images of a suspect in the stabbing of a tourist in midtown on Sunday morning.

Connor Rasmussen, 23, from Washington State, was stabbed in the back of his head on the corner of Madison Avenue and East 46th Street around 2 a.m. Sunday, police said.

The suspect fled westbound on East 46th Street, cops said. He is described as 5’10” and in his 30s, they said. He was last seen wearing black sweat pants, black sneakers and a black “Jordan” hooded sweatshirt.

Rasmussen was in the city celebrating his recent engagement, his fiancée said. He was treated at Bellevue Hospital Center and returned home on Monday.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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