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 said no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on the attack that innocent people were attacked in a senseless act of violence. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised officers for their rapid response and mentioned that police body camera footage would be released. NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch informed that the suspect had entered the subway system at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue in Queens and later attacked victims at Grand Central station. One was severely injured and taken for treatment.
The suspect had prior arrests but no records pertaining to mental health issues with NYPD. All injured individuals are now in stable condition and are under care in a local hospital.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on the attack that innocent people were attacked in a senseless act of violence. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised officers for their rapid response and mentioned that police body camera footage would be released. NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch informed that the suspect had entered the subway system at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue in Queens and later attacked victims at Grand Central station. One was severely injured and taken for treatment.
The suspect had prior arrests but no records pertaining to mental health issues with NYPD. All injured individuals are now in stable condition and are under care in a local hospital.
