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 stated that no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul commented on the attack, calling it a senseless act of violence, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the officers' rapid response and mentioned that police body camera footage would be released for transparency.
The New York Police Department confirmed that Carter had entered the subway system at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue in Queens, riding the 7 train to Grand Central-42nd Street station before slashing his first victim on the platform.
Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that the suspect advanced towards officers with the knife extended, resulting in a police officer discharging his weapon after the suspect failed to comply with demands to drop the machete. While the suspect was immediately given medical attention, he was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Fortunately, all three victims sustained injuries not considered life-threatening and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Police said the assailant, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer. Authorities stated that no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul commented on the attack, calling it a senseless act of violence, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the officers' rapid response and mentioned that police body camera footage would be released for transparency.
The New York Police Department confirmed that Carter had entered the subway system at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue in Queens, riding the 7 train to Grand Central-42nd Street station before slashing his first victim on the platform.
Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that the suspect advanced towards officers with the knife extended, resulting in a police officer discharging his weapon after the suspect failed to comply with demands to drop the machete. While the suspect was immediately given medical attention, he was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Fortunately, all three victims sustained injuries not considered life-threatening and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
