A machete-wielding suspect randomly attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.
The suspect slashed an 84-year-old man and a 65-year-old man about the head and face and left a 70-year-old woman with cuts to her shoulder in the subway platform attack.
Police said the assailant, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer. Authorities noted that no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the attack as a senseless act of violence, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised responding officers and indicated that body camera footage of the incident would be released.
NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that Griffin had entered the subway system earlier in the day and attacked multiple victims in succession at Grand Central. He was armed with a machete and behaving erratically, leading police to issue numerous warnings before resorting to lethal force as he advanced toward officers with the weapon.
Both the victims and Griffin suffered serious injuries, but the victims were reportedly not in life-threatening condition. The investigation remains underway as police encourage the public to avoid the area during this time.
The suspect slashed an 84-year-old man and a 65-year-old man about the head and face and left a 70-year-old woman with cuts to her shoulder in the subway platform attack.
Police said the assailant, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer. Authorities noted that no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the attack as a senseless act of violence, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised responding officers and indicated that body camera footage of the incident would be released.
NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that Griffin had entered the subway system earlier in the day and attacked multiple victims in succession at Grand Central. He was armed with a machete and behaving erratically, leading police to issue numerous warnings before resorting to lethal force as he advanced toward officers with the weapon.
Both the victims and Griffin suffered serious injuries, but the victims were reportedly not in life-threatening condition. The investigation remains underway as police encourage the public to avoid the area during this time.
