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 indicated that police body camera footage of the incident would be released. The incident unfolded Saturday morning as Griffin entered the subway system and boarded the 7 train to Grand Central-42 Street station, where he attacked the victims on the platform. After ignoring commands to drop his weapon, Griffin was shot twice by police officers and later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The three victims were hospitalized but are expected to survive. The New York Police Department urged residents to avoid the area as investigations continue.