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A machete-wielding suspect who called himself \u201cLucifer\u201d stabbed three people on a subway platform at Midtown Manhattan\u2019s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him, according to the New York Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The violence erupted around 9:40 a.m. ET on a platform beneath Grand Central, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect, who was behaving erratically and carrying a machete, was ordered at least 20 times to drop the weapon before he approached officers \u201cwith the knife extended,\u201d Tisch said. Police shot the man and he later died from his injuries, the commissioner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The NYPD released this photo of the machete recovered at the scene of Saturday’s stabbing at a subway platform at New York’s Grand Central Terminal. – NYPD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The suspect was identified by police as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tisch said the incident was captured on police body-worn cameras, including Griffin \u201crepeatedly stating that he was Lucifer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRandom acts of violence scare everyone,\u201d Tisch said in a response to a question from CNN\u2019s Gloria Pazmino. \u201cAnyone can be a victim of a random act of violence, and that is why it is so important for New Yorkers to understand that the NYPD has recently upped our presence in the transit system, including right here in Grand Central station.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tisch said incident reflected the reality of the danger officers face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey gave clear commands,\u201d she said of the officers. \u201cThey attempted to de-escalate, and when that threat did not stop, they took decisive action to stop it and to protect New Yorkers on one of the busiest train platforms in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred at a time of heightened concerns about safety and disorder<\/a> on the subway following wake of a series of disturbing and random attacks in recent years. Tisch said more than 175 additional officers were recently added to subway patrols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gov. Kathy Hochul said on social media that \u201cinnocent people were attacked in a senseless act of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful to our brave officers who acted quickly to stop the suspect,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a statement, thanked the NYPD for its \u201cquick response and for preventing more violence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNYPD is conducting an internal investigation and will release body-worn camera footage, as it does in all incidents involving the discharge of an officer\u2019s firearm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three victims \u2013 two men, ages 84 and 65, and a 70-year-old woman \u2013 were transported to a hospital where they are expected to survive. Two victims sustained lacerations to the head and face, Tisch said. One suffered an open skull fracture and another a laceration to the shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect was on a subway train before the incident and then moved out onto the platform, a law enforcement official told CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspect was known to police and had more than a dozen arrests, including for menacing and slashing at people with a sharp object, according to two law enforcement sources. He had been arrested in 2019 for felony assault with a weapon, sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stabbings come after multiple attacks in recent years that have raised anxiety around New York City\u2019s subway system. In January 2025<\/a>, a man was arrested after allegedly pushing another man onto subway tracks in Chelsea, Manhattan. In December 2024<\/a>, a man was charged with murder and arson after he allegedly set on fire and killed a woman on a subway train in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, Hochul announced last December<\/a> that subway crime was at the lowest level in 16 years, with overall major crime down 5.2% from 2024 and 14.4% from 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grand Central Terminal is a major New York City transit hub that includes four subway lines and a crosstown shuttle, as well as connections to two commuter rail lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident does not appear to be linked to terrorism at this stage of the investigation, according to the law enforcement official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story has been updated with additional information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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